10 inventions

GR-OF CA CA-SF03-F36-0002 (2209)
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GR-OF CA CA-SF03-F36-0002 (2209)
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10 inventions
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1927
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37.5 x 26 cm

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Printed edition of the music Dimitris Mitropoulos composed on Cavafy’s poetry, titled 10 Inventions. There is a printed dedication “To Alkis Thrylos” on the first page. On the top left of the third page (numbered “1”), the composer’s written dedication towards the illegible name of a person [Minni Bamiero (?)], dated 11/3/1927. The poems set to music are the following: “Far Off”, “To Stay”, “That They Come”, “The Next Table”, “Days of 1903”, “Gray”, “In the Street”, “The Afternoon Sun”, “I’ve Gazed So Much–” and “I Went”. The French translations of the above poems are published on the last three pages.

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Writing in ink. Physical item wear: oxidation.

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RELATED WORKS BY C. P. CAVAFY:
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“Far Off” >Α152
“To Stay” >Α232
“That They Come–” >Α179
“Days of 1903” >Α160
“The Next Table” >Α163
“Gray” >Α147
“In the Street” >Α160
“The Afternoon Sun” >Α164
“I’ve Gazed So Much–” >Α147
“I Went” >Α133

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Works by C. P. Cavafy:
"Far Off"
"To Stay"
"The Next Table"
"The Afternoon Sun"
"That They Come–"
"In the Street"
"I've Gazed So Much—"
"I Went"
"Gray"
"Days of 1903"
Works by C. P. Cavafy in translation:
"Dans la rue"
"Elle est venue demeurer"
"Gris"
"J'ai tellement contemplé"
"Je suis allé"
"Journées de 1903"
"La table voisine"
"Le soleil de l'après midi"
"Loin…"
"Pour que les ombres viennent"
Works by other authors:
10 Inventions [Mitropoulos, Dimitris]
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Bamiero, Minni (?)
Cavafy, C. P.
Mitropoulos, Dimitri
Thrylos, Alkis
CORPORATE BODIES:
K. P. Karydis Lithography

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Mitropoulos, D.. “10 inventions”. Publication, 1927. GR-OF CA CA-SF03-F36-0002 (2209), Onassis Foundation C. P. Cavafy Fonds (Post-2012 Acquisitions). From The Digital Collection of the Cavafy Archive, edited by Onassis Foundation, Athens, last modified 01.10.2025. https://doi.org/10.26256/CA-SF03-F36-0002.

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