“Variations on a Greek Island Dance” by Vangelis Karafillidis
“Variations on a Greek Island Dance” by Vangelis Karafillidis

Summary/Abstract: Vangelis Karafillidis’ piano work “Variations on a Greek Island Dance” imaginatively combines the fascination of a melodious piece, the originality of Greek folk music, the mood alterations of programmatic music, the macro-structural accordance to a very well know classical form and the micro-structural motivic transfigurations with the exploration of several piano technique issues. This article comprises an analysis of the above mentioned work under the perspective of an educational tool for both music theory and piano students.

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