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Op. 7 Apocalypse of the 5th Seal
Work Information

Apocalypse of the 5th Seal

Overture

Η Αποκάλυψη της Πέμπτης Σφραγίδας - Εισαγωγή

Catalogue No.: YSC40

Status: Completed

Opus: 7

Genre: Orchestral

Creative Timeline: First Period

Dedication:

"To F. L."

Number of Movements: 1

Movement Titles:

  1. Lento

Instrumentation:

3332-4331, Timpani, Cymbals, Bass Drum, Strings

Written in: Athens

Date: August 3, 1951

Duration: 00:18:00

Sicilianos Archive Files
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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 II Part

Digital scan of the Violin II part.

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Violin I 1st Desk Part

Digital scan of the Violin I 1st Desk part.

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Violin I 2nd Desk Part

Digital scan of the Violin I 2nd Desk part.

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Bass Clarinet Part

Digital scan of the Bass Clarinet part.

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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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Cello 1st Desk Part

Digital scan of the Cello 1st Desk 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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Cor Anglais Part

Digital scan of the Cor Anglais part.

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Cymbals and Bass Drum Part

Digital scan of the Cymbals and Bass Drum 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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Flute III and Piccolo Part

Digital scan of the Flute III and Piccolo part.

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Full Score

Digital scan of the full score.

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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 Part

Digital scan of the Oboe II part.

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Timpani Part

Digital scan of the Timpani part.

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Cover: Bass Clarinet part for Yorgos Sicilianos’s Apocalypse of the Fifth Seal (Op. 7A).
Bass Clarinet Part

A scan of the Bass Clarinet part for Yorgos Sicilianos’s Apocalypse of the Fifth Seal (Op. 7A).

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YSC_40_OP_07_A_Apocalypse_of_the_5th_Seal_Cello
Cello Part

A scan of the Cello part for the Apocalypse of the 5th Seal.

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YSC_40_OP_07_A_Apocalypse_of_the_5th_Seal_Violin_II
Violin II Part

A scan of the Violin II part for the Apocalypse of the 5th Seal.

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YSC_40_OP_07_A_Apocalypse_of_the_5th_Seal_Violin_I_Desk_II
Violin I (Desk II) Part

A scan of the Violin I (Desk II) part for the Apocalypse of the 5th Seal.

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YSC_40_OP_07_A_Apocalypse_of_the_5th_Seal_Violin_I_Desk_I
Violin I (Desk I) Part

A scan of the Violin I (Desk I) part for the Apocalypse of the 5th Seal.

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YSC_40_OP_07_A_Apocalypse_of_the_5th_Seal_Viola
Viola Part

A scan of the Viola part for the Apocalypse of the 5th Seal.

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Cover - Apocalypse of the 5th Seal - Cor anglais
Cor Anglais Part

A scan of the Cor Anglais part for the Apocalypse of the 5th Seal.

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Op. 7 Apocalypse of the 5th Seal
Final Score

Scan of the final score.

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Manuscript Score

Scan of the score manuscript.

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Intertextuality
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Work Page
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Opening of the Fifth Seal
Doménikos Theotokópoulos - El Greco
Painting
Texts
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Text Page
1
Apocalypse of the 5th Seal, Op. 7 (1951)
Programme Notes
1951
Greek
2
My Music of the Last Fifteen Years (1952-1967)
Lecture
1967
Greek
3
Modern Music in Greece Today
Lecture
1991
Greek
Performances
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1
May 11, 1952
Orpheus Theater
N/A
Athens State Orchestra
Philoktetes Economides (conductor)
Athens State Orchestra
Apocalypse of the 5th Seal, Op. 7
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February 19, 1962
Thessaloniki Royal Theatre
Thessaloniki
Greece
N/A
Thessaloniki Royal Theatre
Solon Michaelides (conductor)
Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra (Symphony Orchestra of Northern Greece)
Apocalypse of the 5th Seal, Op. 7
Performers
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Profile
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Athens State Orchestra
Orchestra
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Philoktetes Economides
Conductor
Athens State Orchestra
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Solon Michaelides
Conductor
Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra (North Greece Symphony Orchestra)
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Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra (Symphony Orchestra of Northern Greece)
Orchestra
References
  1. Valia Christopoulou, Yorgos Sicilianos Catalogue of Works [Κατάλογος Έργων Γιώργου Σισιλιάνου] (Athens: Panas Music Papagrigoriou - Nakas, 2011), 33-35
  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), 247, 264, 265
  3. Yorgos Sicilianos, On Music [Για τη Μουσική], ed. Elly Yotopoulou-Sicilianou, foreword by Elly Yotopoulou-Sicilianou (Athens: Benaki Museum, Hellenic Music Centre, 2011), 318, 320, 321, 345
  4. Yorgos Sicilianos, “Apocalypse of the 5th Seal, Op. 7 (1951),” in On Music [Για τη Μουσική], ed. Elly Yotopoulou-Sicilianou (unpublished manuscript, 2010), original manuscript for the book, copy provided to Anastasios R. A. Mavroudis.
  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), 14, 19, 20, 21, 99, 185, 192, 241
  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), 115