Joseph Kesaris ( Greek Ιωσήφ Καίσαρης 1846 Kerkyra - 1923) [1] - a prominent Greek composer and military musician of the XIX - XX centuries. The elder brother of the composer and also military musician Spiridon Kesaris [2] .
| Joseph Caesaris Ιωσήφ Καίσαρης | |
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 Joseph Kesaris (1879) - portrait of the artist Georgios Samardzis | |
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| Date of Birth | 1846 |
| Place of Birth | Kerkyra |
| Date of death | 1923 |
| Place of death | Athens |
| A country | Greece |
| Professions | composer |
Biography
Joseph Kesaris was born in 1846 on the island of Kerkyra , in the family of Nikolaos Kesaris. He studied music at the Philharmonic Society of Kerkyra, with a prominent Greek composer Nikolaos Mandzaros . He continued his musical education abroad. Returning to Greece, he headed one after another several philharmonic societies on the Ionian islands . In 1888, one of his symphonic works (some musicologists call her the most significant symphonic work of Caesaris), the symphony “ The Battle of Dervenakia ”, was awarded at a music competition in Paris [3] . In 1889, Caesaris joined the Greek army as a musician, with whom he linked his subsequent career. In 1903 he was appointed general inspector of military bands and also led the Royal Guard Orchestra. He remained as inspector general until 1910 [4] .
Joseph Caesaris died in 1923.
Works
Joseph Kesaris is the author of numerous and varied works: symphonies, one operetta, numerous marches (“We won” (“Νενικήκαμεν”) for the First Modern Olympiad in 1896, the mariner’s march “ Battleship Averof ” [5] , etc.), requiem for death King George I (1913), the wedding march of Prince George and Marie Bonaparte (1907) [6] .
Caesaris is also the author of numerous small works, including works for the theater. He wrote a lot of dance tunes, mostly poles and waltzes, which is why he was described as "Greek Johann Strauss ". Two characteristic dance patterns of Caesaris are the Polish Gardenia and the Mimosa waltz. Caesaris is also the author of numerous songs [7] . A large number of his marches were written during the victorious years for the Greek weapons of the Balkan Wars (such as “The Liberation of Ioannina ” [8] ) and the First World War [9] [10] .
Sources
- "Νεώτερον Εγκυκλοπαιδικόν Λεξικόν Ηλίου" τομ.10ος, σελ. 58
Links
- ↑ Πανδέκτης: Καίσαρης Ιωσήφ
- ↑ Ωδείον Νικόλαος Μάντζαρος
- ↑ Καίσαρης, Ιωσήφ - Ygeiaonline.gr
- ↑ Γενικό Επιτελείο Στρατού - Φωτογραφικό Υλικό
- ↑ ♫ Εμβατηριο Π.Ν. ♫ - '' Θωρηκτον Αβερωφ '' - Youtube
- ↑ Kardamis
- ↑ Αποτελέσματα αναζήτησης προσώπου: ΚΑΙΣΑΡΗΣ, Ι
- ↑ Liberated Ioannina Λευθερωμένα Γιάννενα | openarchives.gr (inaccessible link)
- ↑ Europeana 1914-1918 - Τα τραγούδια του πολέμου
- ↑ Kithara.gr - Αποτελέσματα αναζήτησης για "marsch"