Nikos Skalkottas: A study of his life and twelve-note compositional technique

The project provides and introduction to the life and twelve-note music of the composer Nikos Skalkottas (1904-1949). Part of the project comprises an extensive critical biographical study, as no substantial account of his life is presently available. The main thrust of the project, however is analytical and concerned with Skalkottas's twelve-note compositional process. Overall, the study attempts to establish, for the first time, a coherent and authoritative approach to Nikos Skalkottas and his musical language, which will allow him to be properly contextualised within the western art music canon.