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Op. 6A Song of the Psalms
Work Information

Song of the Psalms

Three Psalms for Mezzo-Soprano and Orchestra.

Το τραγούδι των ψαλμών

Catalogue No.: YSC39

Status: Completed

Opus: 6A

Genre: Voice

Creative Timeline: First Period

Dedication:

"In memory of the great Greek actress Eleni Papadaki, who died in Athens."

Number of Movements: 3

Movement Titles:

  1. Lento e maestoso
  2. Largo
  3. Quasi allegretto ma semplice

Instrumentation:

3323 – 4331, Timpani, Percussion (Tubular Bells in Bb and Eb, Cymbals, Bass Drum), Harp, Strings, Mezzo-Soprano

Written in: Athens & Rome

Date: December 1, 1951

Duration: 00:24:00

Sicilianos Archive Files
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Op. 6A Song of the Psalms
Final Score

Scan of the final score.

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Manuscript Score

Scan of the manuscript score.

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Composer's Note

Scan of the composer's note written in Rome in December 1951. It states that the "Ode to David" was reworked into "Song of Psalms".

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Intertextuality
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Work Page
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Psalms of David - 45
Religious Poem
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Psalms of David - 112
Religious Poem
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Psalms of David - 129
Religious Poem
Performances
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November 21, 1958
Parnassos Literary Society Hall
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Parnassos Literary Society
Litsa Psatheri (mezzo-soprano), Mary Meimaraki (piano)
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Song of the Psalms (Second Movement only - arranged by the composer for piano and voice)
Performers
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Profile
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Litsa Psatheri
Mezzo-Soprano
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Mary Meimaraki
Pianist
References
  1. Valia Christopoulou, Yorgos Sicilianos Catalogue of Works [Κατάλογος Έργων Γιώργου Σισιλιάνου] (Athens: Panas Music Papagrigoriou - Nakas, 2011), 32-33
  2. Anastasios Rupert Arthur Mavroudis, Sicilianos, The Greek Modernist: Performing Selected Chamber Works and Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 51 (Athens: Benaki Museum, 2020), 265
  3. Dimitris Agrafiotis, Theodore Antoniou, Tatsis Apostolidis, Valia Christopoulou, Giorgos Demertzis, Popi Eustratiadi, Byron Fidetzis, Gianni Ioannides, Apostolos Kostios, Giorgos Kouroupos, Katy Romanou, Yorgos Sicilianos, Michalis Stathopoulos, Nikos Synodinos, and Nikos B. Tsouchlos. Yorgos Sicilianos: In the Avant-Garde of Contemporary Music [Γιώργος Σισιλιανός - Ο συνθέτης στην πρωτοπορία της σύγχρονης μουσικής]. Edited by Valentini Tselika. (Athens: Benaki Museum, 2007), 17, 185
  4. Kostas Chardas, Giorgos Demertzis, Charis Dimaras, Nikos Maliaras, Giorgos Sakallieros, Nikos B. Tsouchlos, Markos Tsetsos, and Panos Vlagopoulos. Yorgos Sicilianos 1920-2005 - Anniversary Tribute [Γιωργος Σισιλιανος 1920-2005 Επετειακο αφιερωμα]. Edited by Stephania Merakos and Valia Vraka. (Athens: Friends of Music Association, 2016), 115