A National Perspective and International Threads to Postmodernism at the Fifth Hellenic Week of Contemporary Music
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Postmodernism, Greece, Fifth Hellenic Week of Contemporary Music, Graphic and Verbal Scores, Giorgos KourouposAbstract
The Fifth Hellenic Week of Contemporary Music (Athens, 1976) has been mainly considered in the context of a major political event: the fall of the military dictatorship in 1974. However, it may also be seen as a landmark for the transition to a postmodern era in Greece. The musical works presented during the Week, as well as their reception by the musical community are indicative of this transition. This paper aims at exploring those two perspectives and places the emphasis on the second, through an analytical comment on Le Tricot Rouge by Giorgos Kouroupos and the critiques in the press.
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