Axion Esti

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Axion Esti is a landmark Greek oratorio composed by Mikis Theodorakis, based on the poetic work of Nobel laureate Odysseas Elytis and celebrated as a cornerstone of modern Greek music.

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Axion Esti canonical 2

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instanceOf musical work ⓘ
oratorio ⓘ
associatedWith 20th-century Greek music ⓘ
Greek cultural renaissance ⓘ
basedOn poem "Axion Esti" ⓘ
basedOnWorkAuthor Odysseas Elytis ⓘ
composer Mikis Theodorakis ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Greece ⓘ
describedAs cornerstone of modern Greek music ⓘ
landmark Greek oratorio ⓘ
genre Greek oratorio ⓘ
art music ⓘ
choral music ⓘ
classical music ⓘ
hasCulturalRole symbol of modern Greek artistic expression ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificanceIn Greece ⓘ
hasForm narration, chanting, and song ⓘ
hasInstrumentation chorus ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ
solo voices ⓘ
hasLyricsFrom Odysseas Elytis ⓘ
hasOriginalTitleLanguage Greek ⓘ
hasPerformanceContext commemorative events ⓘ
concert halls ⓘ
festivals ⓘ
hasPerformanceType concert work ⓘ
hasPoeticSourceTitle "Axion Esti" ⓘ
hasReception considered a classic of Greek music ⓘ
widely acclaimed in Greece ⓘ
hasReligiousReferences Greek Orthodox tradition ⓘ
hasTheme Greek history ⓘ
Greek landscape ⓘ
national identity ⓘ
spirituality ⓘ
hasTitleMeaning "Worthy It Is" in English ⓘ
influenced Greek choral repertoire ⓘ
later Greek composers ⓘ
language Greek ⓘ
notableFor influence on modern Greek musical identity ⓘ
integration of poetry and music ⓘ
partOf modern Greek music canon ⓘ
poeticSourceAuthorNobelPrize Odysseas Elytis, Nobel Prize in Literature ⓘ
linked to: Odysseas Elytis
textAuthor Odysseas Elytis ⓘ

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Mikis Theodorakis → notableWork → Axion Esti ⓘ