Michalis Travlos
Michail Travlos (Greek: Μιχάηλ Τραυλός) was born in 1950 in Piraeus, Greece. He started his musical studies at Athens National Conservatory in 1970 with Michalis Vourtsis. In 1975, he was accepted to the Hochschule das Künste Berlin, where he studied composition with Isang Yun until 1980, when he obtained his diploma in Music Composition. He lives in Pireaus as an independent composer and professor of theory and composition. He taught at the Hellenic Conservatory (1980-1982), the Contemporary Conservatory (1987-1996) and at the "Nikos Skalkotas" Conservatory (1982-2014) where he was also the artistic director (1989-2014). From 2015 he teaches music theory and composition at the Nikolaos Mantzaros Conservatory in Athens and at the Conservatory of Modern Art in Anavissos. He is artistic director of the Conservatory of Nea Makri.
Work
He has written music for large and small ensembles, for solo instruments, as well as chamber opera and concertos for solo instruments and orchestra. His works have been performed in many countries such as Canada, USA, Germany, France, Italy, Russia, Poland, Spain, England, the Netherlands. His works were chosen twice by Gaudeamus Foundation to be performed in the International Gaudeamus Music Week in the Netherlands, in 1978 the work Seven Happenings for 8 players (1977) and in 1984 Motivic Variations for solo cello (1983), respectively. In 1985 the International Society of Contemporary Music, ISCM included his award winning orchestral work Prisma (1979-1980) for the International Music Days.
His music is published by Ch. Nakas – C. Papagrigoriou Co. in Greece and TONOS- Musikverlage in Germany.
The works of Michail Travlos have been recorded extensively and appear on a dozen CDs available on the European and US labels such as Ablaze, Lyra, Tar, Dna, El Culto/ClassXX and others.
Awards
- 1st Prize: International Composers' Competition, Jeunesses Musicales International (JMI) in Belgrade, for his work Eniwetock (1979).
- 1st Prize: International Composers' Competition, in Stuttgart, for his string quartet Metathesis (1979).
- Prince Pierre of Monaco Music Composition Award (Prince Pierre Foundation), for his orchestral work Πρίσμα (Prisma)(1981).
- 2nd Prize: Competition of Hellenic Ministry of Culture, for his orchestral work Πρίσμα (Prisma) (1982).
- 2nd Prize: Competition of Hellenic Ministry of Culture, for his string quartet Metathesis (1979).
- 2nd Prize: Competition of the Municipality of Athens, for his work Adventures of Ulysses (Adventures of Ulysses) (1991).
Selected works
ORCHESTRA
- Klepsydra for orchestra (1976)
- Eniwetock for orchestra (1979)
- Πρίσμα (Prisma) for orchestra (1979–1980)
- The Old Tower for orchestra (1990)
- Fields of Mindanao small orchestral piece for orchestra (1996)
- A Christmas Fugue for string orchestra (1997)
- Fluido for string orchestra (1999)
- Seven Parodies for cello, percussion and plucked string orchestra (2001)
- Symfonia Retro for orchestra (2002)
- Suite for plucked orchestra (2002)
- Landscapes of Oblivion for orchestra (2012)
- 4 Fairy Tales version for chamber orchestra (2013)
- Nuages Lointains version for plucked string orchestra (2013)
VOCAL-INSTRUMENTAL
- Θαλασσινές Μπαλάντες (Sea Ballads), words by Nikos Kavadias, for voice, alto flute, bass clarinet, timpani, percussion - 2 players, piano, violin, cello (1987)
- Ouvertura Romantica Contemporanea for choir and orchestra (1996)
- Τέσσερα Τραγούδια (4 songs), words by Ilias Georgakis, Tasos Sideris, Eleni Tzeveleki and Angelos Sikelianos for female voice and plucked string orchestra (2000)
- Nuages Lointains for female choir and plucked string orchestra (2002)
SOLO INSTRUMENT(S) WITH ORCHESTRA
- Concerto for oboe, piano and string orchestra with percussion (1986)
- Concerto for cello and orchestra (1991)
- Concerto for two pianos and orchestra (1994–1995)
- Concerto for violin, harp, vibraphone and orchestra (1998-2014)
- Concerto for piano and orchestra (2010)
- Two concerti: a) Quasi Flamenco, b) Quasi Ostinato for guitar and orchestra (2001)
- 7 Jazz and Dance Parodies for solo cello, plucked string orchestra and percussion (2001)
CHAMBER MUSIC
Quartet for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon (1975)
Rückkehr for 4 cellos (1975)
Semitones for alto flute, oboe, English horn, harp, percussion and 2 cellos (1976)
Metathesis for string quartet (1977)
Seven Happenings for 8 players for flute, oboe, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, and percussion - 2 players (1977)
Modus 3 for clarinet, piano and cello (1978)
Events for flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, trumpet, percussion, piano, violin, viola and cello (1978)
Folk Music Ouverture for flute, oboe, clarinet, piano, percussion - 2 players and string quintet (can be double) (1985)
Απόηχοι for oboe, bassoon, percussion, piano violin and cello (1987)
Variations for flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano (1988)
Proportions for violoncello and piano (1989)
Extravaganza for oboe and piano (1989)
Θαλασσινές Μπαλάντες (Sea Ballads) version for cello and piano (1990)
Θαλασσινές Μπαλάντες (Sea Ballads) version for alto flute and piano (1990)
Θαλασσινές Μπαλάντες (Sea Ballads) version for english horn and piano (1990)
Επαφές (Contacts) for 2 pianos (1991)
The garden of miracles for flute, bassoon, horn, percussion – 2 players and piano (1993)
Trio for violin, violoncello and piano (1996)
Duetti for flute and guitar (1996)
Paradox Suite for 2 guitars (1997)
The City for violin, cello and piano (1997)
Cellisimo 9 pieces for cello and piano (1999)
Αφιέρωση (Dedication) for violin and cello (1999)
Black Red for alto flute, clarinet, violin, violoncello and piano (2003)
Three Moods for oboe (english horn) and string trio (2005)
Petite Suite by Yannis Constantinideis for 4 cellos (2005)
Duetti version for flute and piano (2013)
Three Moods version for flute (alto flute) and string trio (2013)
7 short pieces for oboe, clarinet and basoon (2013)
7 short pieces version for string quartet (2013)
7 short pieces version for flute, alto flute and bass flute (2013)
7 short pieces version for flute quartet (2014)
7 short pieces version for flute, clarinet, oboe and bassoon (2014)
Extravaganza version for flute and piano (2014)
GBR for flute and vibraphone (2015)
A CAPPELLA CHOIR
Κεριά (Candles), words by Constantine P. Cavafy for female choir (1984)
Μαριάννα (Marianna), words by Maria Polidori for children choir (1984)
Οι Ψυχές των Γερόντων (Old mens' Souls), words by Constantine P. Cavafy for choir (1986)
Όνειρο (Dream), words by Maria Polidori for choir (1986)
Μαύρη και γαλάζια νύχτα (Black and blue night), words by Yiannis Ritsos for choir (1993)
Ex, Η Ομορφιά (The Beauty), words by Yiannis Ritsos for female choir (1993)
Ψιλά Ψιλά, words by Yiannis Ritsos for male choir (1993)
Τρία χορωδιακά πάνω σε παραδοσιακές μελωδίες (Three choral pieces upon traditional melodies) (1999)
Ένα χορωδιακό πάνω σε παραδοσιακές μελωδίες (One choral piece upon traditional melodies) for female choir (1999)
Ένα χορωδιακό πάνω σε παραδοσιακές μελωδίες (One choral piece upon traditional melodies) for male choir (1999)
SOLO INSTRUMENT
Πέντε μικρά πρελούδια για πιάνο (Five small preludes for piano) (1972)
Aria for solo violin (1982)
Motivic Variations for solo cello (1983)
Progressions for solo oboe (1983)
Progressions 2 for solo guitar (1986)
Σπουδή (Etude) for solo guitar (1986)
Two part fugue for solo piano (1986)
Three part fugue for solo piano (1987)
Μινιατούρα (Miniature) for solo piano (1988)
Rondo de la nuit for solo piano (1990)
Seven Studies for solo piano (1996)
Christmas Fugue for solo piano (1998)
Τρείς μικρές εικόνες (Three little pictures) for solo guitar (2002)
3 forest arias for solo flute (2003)
Progressions version from oboes piece for solo flute (2007)
3 short easy pieces for solo piano (2010)
Liebes Traum by Franz Liszt another point of view for solo piano (2010)
The Castle of Kwidzyn for solo alto flute (2013)
ELECTROACOUSTIC & MULTIMEDIA WORKS
Ethnik Matter for electronic, amplified cello and chamber ensemble (2007)
Iris for electronics music for video art by Martin Andree (2008)
Metamorphoses for electronics and video art by composer (2012)
The Castle of Kwidzyn version for alto flute, electronics and video art by composer (2013)
3 forest arias version for flute (alto flute), electronics and video art by composer (2013)