Nikolaos Ioannidis

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IOANNIDIS WORKS

 

 

 

MUSIC    

Information and audio samples of all musical works -albums, singles, operas etc.

 

 

 

 

 

DIGITAL ART    

 Gallery of  works of digital art created by N. Ioannidis. 

 

 

 

 

 

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".

 

 

 Doctoral dissertation  Ancient Greek Music and its Heirs: Reflections of ancient musical theory and practice in contemporary European and Near Eastern traditional music.

 

 

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 at 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

 

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:

 

 MUSIC and RELIGION (including some tracks with performance of ancient Greek instruments)

 

ANCIENT GREEK INSTRUMENTS

 Information about ancient stringed instruments and presentation of functional  reconstructions of the ancient cithara, lyra and barbitos (used by Ioannidis in his ancient Greek recordings).

 

 

IOANNIDIS SONGLIST

 

Here is a list of musical works by IOANNIDIS which are available for downloading.

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TITLE - DESCRIPTION

 

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ALBUM INFO

12-String Amanes 12-string guitar instrumental

Genre: ethnic
 

12-string Guitar Works

Fading world 12-string guitar instrumental

Genre: classical
 

BE A MASTER OF YOUR FATE!

A treatise on achieving success Genre: ethnic

Arrangement: electric guitar, ethnic percussion, vocals, bass, drums, keyboard.

Lyrical subject:   ''..there is no right, there is no wrong! There's only means to get along!...'' AUDIO

 

Mass insanity

Alcaeus:  Winter   Ancient Greek lyrical poem by Alcaeus (6th cent. BC). Original music by Ioannidis.

Arrangement: vocals, nay, kithara  AUDIO

 

The Music of Ancient Greeks

Alcman:  Bucolic Ancient Greek lyrical poem by Alcman (7th cent. BC). Original music by Ioannidis.

Arrangement: vocals, flogera, nay, percussion AUDIO

 

The Music of Ancient Greeks

All generations Selected verses of an early Christian hymn (still chanted on Good Friday in the Greek Orthodox Church)
Language: Greek

Arrangement: vocals, bells
Lyrical subject: Christ's burial  
AUDIO

 

Music and Religion

Alleluia Gregorian chant 
 

Music and Religion

Anacreon:  My lyre sings only songs of love Ancient Greek lyrical poem by Anacreon (582-485 BC). Original music by Ioannidis.

Arrangement:  vocals, kithara   AUDIO

 

The Music of Ancient Greeks

Archilochos:  Oh soul Ancient Greek lyrical poem by Archilochos (7th cent. BC). Original music by Ioannidis.

Arrangement: vocals, flogera, various ethnic percussion
Lyrical subject:     
AUDIO

 

The Music of Ancient Greeks

Aren’t you fed up? Genre: ethnic rock

Arrangement: variations of solo electric guitar performances ranging from metallic to imitating bagpipes, vocals, Greek folk percussion, bass

Lyrical subject: a call for rebellion against an inadequate political system,  fighting statism, and adopting global thinking and acting.

AUDIO

 

AREN'T YOU FED UP?

Bacchylides:   Great gifts, peace brings to mortals Ancient Greek lyrical poem by Bacchylides (5th cent. BC). Original music by Ioannidis.

Arrangement:  guitar, vocals, nay
Lyrical subject:   
 AUDIO

 

The Music of Ancient Greeks

Be a master of your fate! Genre: classical

Arrangement: 12-string guitar, electric guitar, vocals, drums, bass, keyboard

Lyrical subject: the need for social and political change, not by means of mass struggle but by a change in the mentality and attitudes of individuals.   AUDIO

 

BE A MASTER OF YOUR FATE!

Crown of thorns   and Doxastikon Byzantine chant

Language: Greek

Arrangement: vocal
Lyrical subject:  
AUDIO

 

Music and Religion

Domination theory Genre:  ethnic

Arrangement:  fretless electric guitar, vocals, bass, ethnic percussion -defi, tumbeleki, darabuka (Greek tsifteteli folk rhythm)

Lyrical subject: the domination of the intellectual community by the perceptions of leftist cultural theorists, which legalize the keeping of society  hostage to the choices of the manipulated, ignorant masses AUDIO

 

Mass insanity

English suite-Electric Electric guitar instrumental

Genre: classical-rock

 

The rock collection

Ever Sui generis. Elements of religious Byzantine music and classical

Arrangement: vocals, violin, keyboard.

Lyrical subject: contemplation on the eternal forces behind human misery: ignorance, passiveness, and fatalism. AUDIO

 

BE A MASTER OF YOUR FATE!

First Delphic Hymn to Apollo 
Extant ancient Greek hymn by Athenaeus (127 BC).
Original arrangement by Ioannidis.  AUDIO

 

Music and Religion

Gloria in excelsis deo 
Gregorian chant - Language: Latin  
AUDIO 

 

Music and Religion

Hesiod:   Rough is the road to happiness Ancient Greek (700 BC) Original music by Ioannidis.   AUDIO

 

The Music of Ancient Greeks

Homer:  Iliad - Sing oh goddess the perilous wrath of Achilles Prooimion (the opening) of Iliad

Original music by Ioannidis   AUDIO

 

The Music of Ancient Greeks

Homer: Odyssey - Calypso and Ulysses Verses 203-210 from Rhapsodia E of Homer's Odyssey.Original music by Ioannidis.

Arrangement: guitar, vocals
Lyrical subject: Goddess Calypso is trying to persuade Ulysses to stay with her. 
AUDIO

 

The Music of Ancient Greeks

Hymn to Nemesis 
Extant ancient Greek hymn by Mesomedes (1st c. AD)
Original arrangement by Ioannidis.  AUDIO

 

Music and Religion

Hymn to the Holy Trinity
Extant early Christian hymn (Oxyrhynchus Papyrus 1786) by Anonymous  2nd-3rd century AD

Language: Greek

Arrangement: vocals, ancient kithara   AUDIO
 

Music and Religion

Ie paean  and Orphic Hymn to Nature  ancient Greek hymns set to music by Ioannidis

Arrangement: ancient kithara, vocals, nay, percussion
Lyrical subject:
Selected verses from a text which is not just a hymn, but also a great philosophical text  AUDIO

 

Music and Religion

Invocation of Calliope and Apollo 
Extant ancient Greek hymn by Mesomedes (1st c. AD) 
AUDIO

 

Music and Religion

Jamming 12-string guitar instrumental

Arrangement: 12-string guitar, percussion, keyboard

 

12-string Guitar Works

Kamikaze

Genre: Ethnic-Rock

Arrangement: electric guitar, vocals, bass, drums, djembe, keyboard
Lyrical subject: the waste of life in the name of religions and ideologies 
AUDIO

 

Mass insanity

 Keep paying, you moron!

 Arrangement: electric guitar, vocals, violin, Cretan lyra, keyboard, drums, various percussion.
Lyrical subject: the responsibility of the taxpayer in the perpetuation of nationalistic division of the world and parasitism. 
AUDIO

 

Mass insanity

Kyrie eleison 
Byzantine chant - Language: Greek 

Arrangement: vocals
 

Music and Religion

Kyrie eleison 
Gregorian chant -Language: Greek 

Arrangement:  vocals
 

Music and Religion

Looking for something to believe in

Arrangement: 12string guitar imitating in some parts of the song the sound of Greek folk instruments, such as bouzouki, lute etc, violin, cello, Greek folk percussion (daouli and tumbeleki)
Rhythm: Greek folk rhythm
Lyrical subject: the search of new ideals in a decaying world. 
AUDIO

 

BE A MASTER OF YOUR FATE!

Madalena

Electric guitar instrumental

 

 

Mass insanity

Genre: Sui generis

Arrangement: 12-string guitar, classical guitar, vocals, drums, bass, vocals.

Lyrical subject: questioning of the whole mentality and morality of modern society, which by banning creativity,  promoting mediocrity, and indirectly supporting barbarity, is leading humanity towards extinction.  AUDIO

 

Mass insanity

Mimnermos:  Short-lived is treasured youth ancient Greek lyrical poetry (7th cent. BC)

Arrangement: electric guitar, cello, vocals nay
Lyrical subject: the escape from the neurosis of modern life and the pursuit of happiness in simple life. 
AUDIO

 

The Music of Ancient Greeks

Minor to major 12-string guitar instrumental (ethnic)

Arrangement: electric guitar, cello, vocals bass
Lyrical subject: the escape from the neurosis of modern life and the pursuit of happiness in simple life.

 

12-string Guitar Works

My life a race
Arrangement: electric guitar, cello, vocals,
Lyrical subject: the escape from the neurosis of modern life and the pursuit of happiness in simple life. 
AUDIO

 

 BE A MASTER OF YOUR FATE!

My life a race 12-string guitar instrumental  (classical)

Arrangement: keyboard strings
Lyrical subject:

 

12-string Guitar Works

Nos autem gloriari 
Gregorian chant -Language:  Latin 

Arrangement: electric guitar, cello, vocals
Lyrical subject: the escape from the neurosis of modern life and the pursuit of happiness in simple life. 
AUDIO

 

Music and Religion

Oedipus Rex
English version of Sophocles' tragedy: Oedipus the king 
AUDIO

 

OPERA: OEDIPUS REX

Oh Pure Virgin! Modern arrangement of a Byzantine hymn to Virgin Mary attributed to Saint Nectarios

Language: Greek   AUDIO

 

Music and Religion

Orphic hymn:  In praise of Justice Ancient Greek hymn to Dike, the goddess of Justice. Original music by IOANNIDIS

Arrangement: guitar, vocals   AUDIO

 

The Music of Ancient Greeks

Pain  electric guitar instrumental

Genre: sui generis

Arrangement: electric guitar, keyboard, vocals

 

BE A MASTER OF YOUR FATE!

Peripatetic 12-string guitar instrumental

Genre: ethnic

Arrangement: 12-string guitar, bass, percussion

 

12-string Guitar Works

Poor generation  Genre: ethnic-rock (Greek zebekiko rhythm )

Arrangement: electric guitar, bass, drums, vocals, keyboard
Lyrical subject:
cultural and moral decadence, and the need for new ideals and new direction  AUDIO

 

Mass insanity

Running and confusion 12-string guitar instrumental

Genre: ethnic

Arrangement: 12-string guitar, bass,  percussion
 

12-string Guitar Works

Sappho:  Ode to Aphrodite Ancient Greek lyrical poem by Sappho (610-580 BC). Original music by IOANNIDIS  AUDIO

 

The Music of Ancient Greeks

Simonides:  Danae and Perseus. Ancient Greek lyrical poem by Simonides (6th cent. BC). Original music by IOANNIDIS

Arrangement: vocals, guitar
Lyrical subject:
Sweet and sad lullaby based on the well known myth of the baby Perseus and his mother Danae  AUDIO

 

The Music of Ancient Greeks

Simonides:  There is a saying about virtue Ancient Greek lyrical poem by Simonides (6th cent. BC). Original music by IOANNIDIS

Arrangement:  vocals, kithara  AUDIO

 

The Music of Ancient Greeks

Sleep! Genre: blend of genres (classical, pop)

Arrangement: Classical guitar, violin, vocals
Lyrical subject: a lullaby for grown ups 
AUDIO

 

BE A MASTER OF YOUR FATE!

So you’ve been told  Genre: blend of genres (classical, rock)

Arrangement: classical guitar, electric guitar, bass, drums, vocals
Lyrical subject: the role of religions, ideologies and value systems in environmental destruction. 
AUDIO

 

 BE A MASTER OF YOUR FATE!

Solon:   Eunomia   Ancient Greek lyrical poem by Solon (630-560 BC). Original music by IOANNIDIS

Language: Greek  AUDIO

 

The Music of Ancient Greeks

Surah Baqarah Quranic chant
Language: Arabic 

 

Music and Religion

Surah Fatiha (The opening) Quranic chant
Language: Arabic 
 

Music and Religion

The most spoken word 12-string guitar instrumental

Genre: blend of genres (classical, rock, pop)

Arrangement: 12-string guitar, bass, keyboard

 

12-string Guitar Works

The visionary Genre: blend of genres (classical, rock, pop)

Arrangement: electric guitar, violin, cello, vocals, keyboard.

Lyrical subject: praising those who envision a different world and use their art to break barriers and build bridges.  AUDIO

 

BE A MASTER OF YOUR FATE!

Those with a brain  Genre: classical rock
Arrangement: electric guitar, piano, drums, bass, vocals
Lyrical subject:
a cry for escape from the dominion of the ignorant, the cheap, the fake, the begging, and the sick. 
AUDIO

 

AREN'T YOU FED UP?

Threnos 12-string guitar  instrumental

Genre: (sui generis)

Arrangement: 12-string guitar, Cretan lyra,  nay, flogera, percussion

 

12-string Guitar Works

To be or not to be  Genre: Rock ballad

Arrangement: electric guitar, vocals, bass, drums, keyboard, Korean cymbal
Lyrical subject: philosophizing about the meaning of life. 
AUDIO

 

Mass insanity

To our defender general  Byzantine hymn to Virgin Mary (6th century AD)
Language: Greek  
AUDIO

 

Music and Religion

Tyrtaeus: Spartan march Ancient Paean attributed to Tyrtaeus (7th cent. BC). Original music by IOANNIDIS 

Arrangement: Vocals, Drum and Zournas (Greek wind instrument in place of ancient Aulos)  AUDIO

 

The Music of Ancient Greeks

Waltz on ice 12-string guitar instrumental

Genre: classical.

Arrangement: 12-string guitar, Cretan lyra, keyboard, vocals
 

12-string Guitar Works

When the thief accuses you of cheating  Genre: Sui generis
Arrangement: fretless electric guitar, electric guitar, vocals, bass, keyboard, drums, bongo, tympani, various other percussion.

Lyrical subject: ...how brain-washed need someone be to perceive paranoia as reason?  AUDIO

 

Mass insanity

Who can save you from yourself?  Genre: Sui generis
Arrangement: vocals, electric guitar, keyboard, bass, bells.

Lyrical subject: the need for liberation from ideological fixations that prevent society from adapting to its present environment.  AUDIO

 

Mass insanity

Wish I could change it all  Genre: Rock ballad

Arrangement: Electric guitar, violin, cello, bass, vocals.

Lyrical subject: the quest for serenity in an age of confusion and neurosis.  AUDIO

 

AREN'T YOU FED UP?

 

 

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