Giorgos Mouzakis

Muzakis Giorgos (Template:Lang-el, Athens, 15 August 1922 - 27 August 2005) was a prominent Greek composer and musician of light popular music. Performing first as a trumpeter in 1938, he recorded his first album in 1946. He studied at the Conservatory of Athens (1939-1947) and continued his education in Austria and Germany (1952-1954). Many of his compositions were for the theater.

A productive composer, his opus consists of some 2,500 tunes and songs for over 200 plays, 20 musical comedies, and about 60 films. His best know compositions are: "The Slave" (Η Σκλάβα), "My Weakness" (Αδυναμία μου), "A friend from the past" (Ένας φίλος ήρθε από τα παλιά) "I whistle to you" (Σου σφυρίζ»), and "The Hymn of Panathinaikos" (ο Ύμνος του Παναθηναϊκού).

He was a member of the Greek Composers' Society and National Music Association and performed widely in Greece and abroad including America, Australia, Bulgaria, Canada, Poland, Romania and elsewhere. He was a resident of Athens and spoke Italian and English.

References

• Who's Who 1979" σ.434