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"Αdagio e Rondo”
for oboe & piano accompaniment,
by Josef Vitzthum (1815-1884).
The oldest oboe piece
that is associated with the newly
formed independent Greek State.
https://doi.org/10.22501/rc.1722818
Christos Tsogias-Razakov, ‘"Αdagio e Rondo” for oboe and piano accompaniment, by Josef Vitzthum (1815-1884). The oldest oboe piece that is associated with the newly formed independent Greek State.‘, Research Catalogue (2022)
https://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/1722818/1722817
by Christos Tsogias-Razakov
THE PRIMARY KNOWLEDGE
ABOUT THE CANE,
BY THEOPHRASTUS
https://doi.org/10.22501/rc.1723052
The following material is a short excerpt from the master’s research exposition: THE IMPORTANCE OF ARUNDO DONAX CANE SELECTION, FOR MANUFACTURERS OF OBOE REEDS (2020) by Christos Tsogias-Razakov. It is mentioned that already from the period of classical antiquity existed methods that helped manufacturers to make playable reeds for the instruments of that time.
https://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/1723052/1723051
by Christos Tsogias-Razakov
THE ART OF ADJUSTING THE OBOE REED
https://doi.org/10.22501/rc.1725142
The following material is an excerpt from the master’s research exposition: THE IMPORTANCE OF ARUNDO DONAX CANE SELECTION, FOR MANUFACTURERS OF OBOE REEDS (2020) by Christos Tsogias-Razakov. Limited Publication. The master’s research exposition was published to members of the KC Research Portal, 3. Internal publication (20/8/2020). All rights reserved. The current fragment is from the section: b) from the introductive Chapter I about The Art of Adjusting the Oboe Reed.
https://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/1725142/1725141
by Christos Tsogias-Razakov
OBOE REED MAKING
AND SORTING TIPS BEFORE GOUGING
From Ancient Greece of Theophrastus till the use of the Hellenic Cane of Today.
https://doi.org/10.22501/rc.1726012
The following material is an excerpt from the master’s research exposition: THE IMPORTANCE OF ARUNDO DONAX CANE SELECTION, FOR MANUFACTURERS OF OBOE REEDS (2020) by Christos Tsogias-Razakov. Limited Publication. The master’s research exposition was published to members of the KC Research Portal, 3. Internal publication (20/8/2020). The article is an excerpt from the conclusive chapter of the research exposition (2020) by Christos Tsogias-Razakov.
https://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/1726012/1726011
by Christos Tsogias-Razakov
Master Thesis (Exposition)
THE IMPORTANCE OF ARUNDO DONAX CANE SELECTION, FOR MANUFACTURERS OF OBOE REEDS (2020)
About this exposition
Research Question: Which aspects and qualities of Arundo Donax help the manufacturers of oboe reeds to have the necessary information for choosing the preferable right raw material?
Summary of Results: The will for further research stems from the need to extend the boundaries, so the artistic and musical expression is not confined to technical issues. The current research has aim to present significant qualities and aspects of the cane in order to contribute to the development of the oboe reed making. All the necessary information provided about the Arundo Donax L. species, the climate conditions that requested for healthy growth, and about the significant process of harvesting and drying the cane. Various stages of the material sorting suggested, in order the oboe reed manufacturer to preselect the suitable material, to reduce the time consuming way of reed making, and to expand the technical boundaries of the instrument. Sources from previous centuries, interviews, guides, articles from reputable journals, en light the ways and traditions that took place and provide valuable information about the aspects and qualities of the cane. Especially, emphasis given to the work of Theophrastus (Inquiry into Plants), where significant information described about the reed species and methods, as took place about two millennia ago. The research is based on three years of data collection and observations from Arundo Donax plantations in Greece. The location in the east Mediterranean fulfills all the requirements of natural, healthy and top quality growth of Arundo Donax cane. This research has the form of exposition, in order to combine text and media. The postgraduate level studies at the Royal Conservatoire of the Hague took place with the enormous support of Onassis Foundation.
https://www.researchcatalogue.net/profile/show-exposition?exposition=728982
published: 20/08/2020, last modified20/08/2020, status limited publication, share status private, copyright Christos Tsogias-Razakov, license All rights reserved, language English, published in KC Research Portal, portal issue3. Internal publication
by Christos Tsogias-Razakov
A LIST OF GREEK COMPOSERS WITH WORKS FOR THE OBOE OR FOR THE INSTRUMENTS OF THE OBOE FAMILY (2023)
(LIST - UNDER UPDATE)
https://doi.org/10.22501/rc.1894038
During doctoral research at the University of Macedonia (Thessaloniki - Greece), in collaboration with the Ionian University (Corfu - Greece), the Ph.D. thesis under the title "Works for Oboe by Greek Composers: Public Performance and Recording, Cataloguing, Indexing" have been included in the catalogue of works of the oboe family of instruments (during the third academic year - January 2023) four hundred and thirty-one works (431) in total. In the following list (under progress) are published, for the first time, the names of the Greek composers in alphabetical order who composed musical works for the oboe family of instruments.
https://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/1894038/1894037
by Christos Tsogias-Razakov
https://doi.org/10.22501/rc.2052031
A list of Nikos Kokolakis' works, including instruments of the oboe family, was published a preliminary article for the first time, after a personal interview, with the composer Nikos Kokolakis about his works, in the frame of a Ph.D. research, about Hellenic (Greek) Oboe Repertoire, of the Ph.D. candidate: Christos Tsogias-Razakov.
https://www.researchcatalogue.net/profile/show-exposition?exposition=2052031
by Christos Tsogias-Razakov
https://doi.org/10.22501/rc.2098120
A list of Graciela Paraskevaidis' works, including instruments of the oboe family [with a total number of performers per piece, does not exceed thirteen (13) musicians], was published for the first time, in the frame of a Ph.D. research, about Hellenic (Greek) Oboe Repertoire, of the Ph.D. candidate: Christos Tsogias-Razakov. All the used principal sources for this article (scores, pictures, etc.) are possible to be found at the archive “La Fundación Archivo Aharonián-Paraskevaídis”.
https://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/2098120/2098119
by Christos Tsogias-Razakov