“Variations on a Greek Island Dance” by Vangelis Karafillidis

Abstract

Vangelis Karafillidis’ piano work “Variations on a Greek Island Dance” imaginatively combines the fascination of a melodious piece, the originality of Greek folk music, the mood alterations of programmatic music, the macro-structural accordance to a very well know the classical form and the micro-structural motivic transfigurations with the exploration of several piano technique issues. This article comprises an analysis of the above-mentioned work from the perspective of an educational tool for both music theory and piano students.