Giorgis Koutsourelis

Summary

Composer Giorgis Koutsourelis was born at Kissamos, Crete in 1914. He composed "Armenohorianos Syrtos", whose theme formed the basis of the song written by Mikis Theodorakis popularly known as "Zorba's dance".[1][2] He died in Kissamos in June 1994.

References edit

  1. ^ Gill, John (2011). Athens. Signal Books. ISBN 9781908493484.
  2. ^ Zografou, Magda; Pateraki, Mimina (2007). "The "Invisible" Dimension of Zorba's Dance". Yearbook for Traditional Music. 39: 117–131. doi:10.1017/S074015580000669X. JSTOR 20465014. S2CID 193492997.

External links edit

  • https://web.archive.org/web/20070223184705/http://www.cretanmusic.gr/index.php?file=artists