Improve your Greek vocabulary with Greek songs, with songs written by famous composers, very known singers, and founders of this musical genre Mikis Theodorakis and Manos Hatzidakis. Learn more with those two eBooks about Entechna music, listen to songs, and improve your Greek with companion exercises (answer key included). You will also learn extra Greek vocabulary.
The early 1960s is the official starting point of a new genre of music in Greece, which combines orchestral music with poetry for the first time and is called Entechno.
Entechno music combines elements of Greek Laika songs with poetry, making Greek poetry accessible to all social classes.
Included in the 1st eBook, PART 1;
is a selection of 7 songs for each of the two composers, Theodorakis and Hatzidakis. Provided are also the corresponding English translations and YouTube links, as well as companion exercises to improve your Greek. It is an impossible task to cover the entire work of Theodorakis and Hatzidakis, but you will get a small overview of important songs and stadia, for somebody that is not raised in Greece or did not grow up with this music.
• a short overview of how Entecho music developed in the 60’ties.
• information about famous composers Mikis Theodorakis and Manos Hatzidakis, the founders of this musical genre.
• short exercises to improve your Greek (including an answer key)
• links so that you can listen to the songs while reading the Greek lyrics (or English translations)
Printable eBook, PDF format, 29 pages (A4)
Included in the 2nd eBook, PART 2;
The eBook also includes:
• a short overview of how Entecho music developed in the 60’ties till the 90’ties
• information about various famous composers and their songs
• information about lyricists, as well as singers and their songs
• short exercises to improve your Greek (including an answer key)
• links so that you can listen to the songs while reading the Greek lyrics (or English translations)
Printable eBook, PDF format, 40 pages (A4)
Enjoy this beautiful music, and sing along!
This eBook is an Omilo Greek Language and Culture Publication (www.omilo.com)
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