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Sonata for Orchestra, Op. 60
Work Information

Sonata for Orchestra

Σονάτα για ορχήστρα έργο 60

Catalogue No.: YSC103

Status: Completed

Opus: 60

Genre: Orchestral

Creative Timeline: Third Period

Number of Movements: 3

Movement Titles:

  1. Adagio – Andante con moto – Allegretto scherzando – Andante con moto – Doppio movimento – Lento – Maestoso – Andante con moto – Doppio movimento
  2. Passacaglia. Lento non troppo – Piu Lento – Adagio
  3. Allegro non troppo – Lento – Allegro non troppo – Lento – Piu lento – Allegro agitato

Instrumentation:

3232-4331, Timpani, Percussion: (Bass Drum, Snare Drum, Tam-Tam, Cymbals, Xylophone. Glockenspiel or Crotales, Claves, Tambourine, Clapper), Harp, Strings

Written in: Athens

Date: July 22, 1998

Duration: 00:17:00

Sicilianos Archive Files
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Bassoon I Part

Digital scan of the Bassoon I part.

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Bassoon II Part

Digital scan of the Bassoon II part.

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PDF
3
Cello Part

Digital scan of the Cello part.

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Clarinet I Part

Digital scan of the Clarinet I part.

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Clarinet II Part

Digital scan of the Clarinet II part.

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Double Bass Part

Digital scan of the Double Bass part.

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Flute I Part

Digital scan of the Flute I part.

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Flute II Part

Digital scan of the Flute II part.

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Full Score

Digital scan of the full score.

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Harp Part

Digital scan of the Harp part.

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Horn in F I Part

Digital scan of the Horn in F I part.

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Horn in F II Part

Digital scan of the Horn in F II part.

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Horn in F III Part

Digital scan of the Horn in F III part.

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Horn in F IV Part

Digital scan of the Horn in F IV part.

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Oboe I Part

Digital scan of the Oboe I part.

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Oboe II and Cor Anglais Part

Digital scan of the Oboe II and Cor Anglais part.

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Percussion Part

Digital scan of the Percussion part.

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Piccolo Part

Digital scan of the Piccolo part.

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Sketches

Digital scan of the sketches.

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Timpani Part

Digital scan of the Timpani part.

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Trombone I Part

Digital scan of the Trombone I part.

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Trombone II Part

Digital scan of the Trombone II part.

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Trombone III Part

Digital scan of the Trombone III part.

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Trumpet I Part

Digital scan of the Trumpet I part.

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Trumpet II Part

Digital scan of the Trumpet II part.

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Trumpet III Part

Digital scan of the Trumpet III part.

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Tuba Part

Digital scan of the Tuba part.

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Viola Part

Digital scan of the Viola part.

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Violin I Part

Digital scan of the Violin I part.

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Violin II Part

Digital scan of the Violin II part.

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Bass Clarinet Part

Digital scan of the Bass Clarinet part.

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Draft Score (Incomplete)

Scan of the draft score (incomplete).

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Sonata for Orchestra, Op. 60
Full Score

Scan of the full score.

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Intertextuality
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Work Page
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On Nausicaa's Island
Makis Lachanas
Novel
Texts
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Text Page
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Interview with Nikos A. Dontas
Interview
2000
Greek
Performances
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1
December 3, 2000
Athens Concert Hall - Christos Lambrakis Hall (Friends of Music Hall)
Athens
Greece
A Tribute to Composer Yorgo Sicilianos
Athens Concert Hall
Byron Fidetzis (conductor), Stefanos Nasos (piano) [Op. 48a], Theodore Tzovanakis (piano) [Op. 48a]
ERT- National Symphony Orchestra
Tanagraea, Op. 17b - Eight Children's Miniatures, Op. 23a - Contrastes, Op. 48a - Sonata for Orchestra, Op. 60
Performers
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Profile
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Byron Fidetzis
Conductor, Cellist, Author
Athens State Orchestra
Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra
Athens Philharmonia Orchestra
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ERT- National Symphony Orchestra
Orchestra
Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation
References
  1. Valia Christopoulou, Yorgos Sicilianos Catalogue of Works [Κατάλογος Έργων Γιώργου Σισιλιάνου] (Athens: Panas Music Papagrigoriou - Nakas, 2011), 145
  2. Makis Lachanas, On Nausicaa's Island [Στο νησί της Ναυσικάς](Piraeus: Plous, 1996)
  3. Anastasios Rupert Arthur Mavroudis, Sicilianos, The Greek Modernist: Performing Selected Chamber Works and Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 51 (Athens: Benaki Museum, 2020), 278
  4. Yorgos Sicilianos, On Music [Για τη Μουσική], ed. Elly Yotopoulou-Sicilianou, foreword by Elly Yotopoulou-Sicilianou (Athens: Benaki Museum, Hellenic Music Centre, 2011), 191
  5. 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), 186
  6. 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), 65, 119