A list of all IOANNIDIS' works (musical works, lyrics,
essays, translations of classical texts) is available at his WORKS
page.
ESSAYS
on music and media
Works of interest to
classicists and composers
The
Music of Ancient Greeks
an
approach to the original singing of the Homeric epics and the lyrical
poetry of the 8th-5th century B.C.
MUSIC and RELIGION (extant ancient Greek religious songs, Byzantine
chant, Gregorian chant, Quranic chant)
Oedipus Rex
English opera.
Audio excerpt of this work
is available online in mp3 format. Also available is the complete Greek
text of Sophocles' tragedy "Oedipus the king".
Works of interest to poets
and lyricists Ancient Greek epic and lyrical poems translated into English by Ioannidis
(The original Greek
texts are also available on the same page)
LYRICS
(to songs from the albums Mass insanity ,
BE A MASTER OF YOUR FATE! ,
AREN'T YOU FED UP? )
dealing with the dominant political, social,
and ethical issues of our time: the erosion of the nation state,
globalization, terrorism, the moral and cultural decadence of modern
society.
Works
of interest to music performers
Instrumental
performance:12-string Guitar Works (12 string classical guitar), Mass insanity (electric guitar, fretless guitar),
The
Music of Ancient Greeks (ancient Greek instruments
-ancient kithara, aulos, ethnic percussion).
Vocal
performance:
