Nikos Xanthoulis

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Nikos Xanthoulis (b. 1962) is a Greek composer and trumpeter.

Principal trumpet player in the Greek National Opera (1984-), Professor of trumpet, Harmony and counterpoint in the Athens Conservatory(1983-), Tutor of the Greek Open University(2004-) Researcher

[edit] 'main compositions'

                  [[[- Concerto for trumpet and orchestra(1995, Editions ORPHEUS)]]]                   - Fantasia for trumpet and piano (Editions ORPHEUS, 2005)
                  - "The tear of the moon "children's opera(Greek National Opera 1999)
                  - "The Selfish Giant" children's opera(Kalamata Municipal Theater 2000)
                  - "Ismini" of Ghiannis Ritsos for violin and piano 
                     (Kalamata Municipal Theater 2001)
                  - Fantasia preludio e fuga for piano and strings
                    (Dimitris Papatheodorou,piano, Radio Orchestra
                     of Modern music, Athens 2002)
                  - "O Plythintikos Arithmos" on the poetry of Kiki Dimoula (Athens, 2002)
                  - Concerto for 2 guitars and string orchestra 
                    (Radio Symphony Orchestra, Stelios and Vassilis,Athens 2003)
                  - Eumenides of Aeschylus, incidental music( Epidaurus, Herodion 2004)
                  - Concerto for 4 horns and symphony orchestra (Athens 2005)

[edit] 'Books and Theoretical Treatises:'

                  - Trumpet Technic (Athens 1985)
                  - Prout, Richter and Gedalge three theoreticians 
                    of the fugue in the 2nd half of the 19th century. (Doctoral dissertation
                    Sofia Bulgaria, 1993) 
                  - The art of breathing (Athens 1996)
                  [- "Techne Mousikes" Cleonides, Aristoxenus, Anonymous Bellerman.   
                    The Ancient Greek Music Theory
                   ] Introduction and translation  into 
                    [[[modern Greek by Nikos Xanthoulis(Daedalus-Zacharopoulos, Athens 2006)]]] 

'CDs'

 Personal:
                  [[[[-"Works by Greek Composers for Trumpet" (Athens,                     1993)]                   
                  [[[-"The Selfish Giant" ("Kedros" Athens, Montreal 2004)]]] 
                  [[[-"O Plythintikos Arithmos" on the poetry of Kiki Dimoula (Athens, 2002)]]]                   
                     [[[-"An Anthology of Compositions" (Athens 2003)]]]                   
                  

in collections:

                  -"Tribute to Astor" (Milano,2001)
                  -"Music for Brass" (Agora 1999)]]]                                    - 

[edit] See also

Homepage of Nikos Xanthoulis