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Cassandra

a Tragic Cantata on the Original Text from Aeschylus's Tragedy "Agamemnon" (ver. 1072-1329) for Mezzo-Soprano, Bass, Mixed Choir and Orchestra

Κασσάνδρα Τραγική καντάτα πάνω στο πρωτότυπο κείμενο από τον Αγαμέμνονα του Αισχύλου (στ. 1072-1329), για μεσόφωνο, βαθύφωνο, μικτή χορωδία και ορχήστρα έργο 47

Catalogue No.: YSC89

Status: Completed

Opus: 47

Genre: Voice

Creative Timeline: Third Period

Number of Movements: 5

Movement Titles:

A (1-202)
B (203-476)
C (477-590)
D (590-807)
E (807 – End)

Instrumentation:

4444 – 6431, Timpani, Percussion (2 Performers: Glockenspiel, Xylophone, Vibraphone, Crotales, Cymbals, Large Tam-Tam, Small and Large Cowbell, Triangle, Snare Drum, Bass Drum), Harp, Strings, Mezzo-soprano, Bass, Mixed Choir

Written in: Athens

Date: June 18, 1983

Duration: 00:55:00

Sicilianos Archive Files

#	Archive Title	Description	Number of Pages	Digital Format	Linked File
1	Agamemnon (Book)	Scan of "Agamemnon" from a printed edition (book).	6	PDF	View or Download
2	Agamemnon (Text)	Scan of the text from Aeschylus's "Agamemnon" with an English translation by Gilbert Murray. Notice at end of document states that the work was intended to performed without interruption. However, the composer devides the work into five movements and indicates where pauses should be made between them.	6	PDF	View or Download
3	Full Score	Scan of the full score.	141	PDF	View or Download
4	Sketch Material	Scan of the sketch material.	44	PDF	View or Download
5	Layout Sketch	Scan of the layout sketch.	26	PDF	View or Download
6	Draft Score 2	Scan of the draft score with revised beginning.	8	PDF	View or Download
7	Draft Score 1	Scan of the draft score.	146	PDF	View or Download
8	Composer's Note on Instrumentation (Original)	Scan of the composer's note in instrumentation (original).	4	PDF	View or Download
9	Composer's Note on Instrumentation (Copy)	Scan of the composer's note on instrumentation (copy).	4	PDF	View or Download
10	Composer's Note	Scan of the composer's note.	5	PDF	View or Download
11	Composer's Note (English)	Scan of the composer's note written in English.	4	PDF	View or Download

Intertextuality

#	Image	Title	Creator	Type	Remarks	Work Page
1		Agamemnon	Aeschylus	Tragedy	Agamemnon (lines 1072-1329)	View

Discography

#	Album Cover	Title	Artist(s)	Work(s) by Sicilianos	Format	Label	Release Date	Album Page
1		Cassandra	Bulgarian National Radio Mixed Choir, Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Byron Fidetzis, Giorgos Pappas (Papagiannakopoulos), Mihail Milkov, Yolanda Di Tasso	Cassandra Op. 47	LP - Vinyl	GPI	1985	View
2		Cassandra (CD - Reissue)	Bulgarian National Radio Mixed Choir, Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Byron Fidetzis, Giorgos Pappas (Papagiannakopoulos), Mihail Milkov, Yolanda Di Tasso	Cassandra Op. 47	Compact Disc	Lyra	1993	View

Texts

#	Title	Type	Authorship Year	Language	Text Page
1	Cassandra, Op. 47 (1983)	Programme Notes	1986	Greek	View
2	Modern Music in Greece Today	Lecture	1991	Greek	View
3	Interview with Michel Fais	Interview	1992	Greek	View
4	Interview with Valia Christopoulou	Interview	1998	Greek	View

Performances

#	Date	Venue	City	Country	Festival	Organiser	Artist(s)	Ensemble(s)	Work(s) Performed
1	September 8, 1986	Odeon of Herodes Atticus	Athens	Greece	Athens Festival	Athens Festival	Byron Fidetzis (conductor), Mihail Milkov (chorusmaster), Yolanda Di Tasso (mezzo-soprano), Giorgos Pappas (Papagiannakopoulos) (bass)	Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bulgarian National Radio Mixed Choir	Cassandra, Op. 47

Performers

#	Name	Performer Type	Ensembles/Organisations	Profile
1	Bulgarian National Radio Mixed Choir	Choir	Bulgarian National Radio	View
2	Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra	Orchestra	Bulgarian National Radio	View
3	Byron Fidetzis	Conductor, Cellist, Author	Athens State Orchestra Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra Athens Philharmonia Orchestra	View
4	Giorgos Pappas (Papagiannakopoulos)	Bass (voice)	Greek National Opera	View
5	Mihail Milkov	Chorusmaster	Bulgarian National Radio Mixed Choir	View
6	Yolanda Di Tasso	Mezzo-Soprano	Greek National Opera	View

References

Valia Christopoulou, Yorgos Sicilianos Catalogue of Works [Κατάλογος Έργων Γιώργου Σισιλιάνου] (Athens: Panas Music Papagrigoriou - Nakas, 2011), 123-125
Cassandra [Κασσάνδρα], composed by Yorgos Sicilianos, performed by Yolanda Di Tasso (mezzo-soprano), Giorgos Pappas (bass), the Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra, and the Bulgarian National Radio Mixed Choir, conducted by Byron Fidetzis. GPI, 1985, LP. Catalogue No.: CP 91005.
Francis Guy, Yorgos Sicilianos - diapason a dialogue with Francis Guy [Γιωργος Σισιλιανος - διαπασων ενας διαλογος με τον Φρανσις Γκαϋ] (Cyprus: Cyprus Wine Museum, 2009), 44, 47, 48, 99, 102, 104
Cassandra [Κασσάνδρα], composed by Yorgos Sicilianos, performed by Yolanda Di Tasso (mezzo-soprano), Giorgos Pappas (bass), the Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra, and the Bulgarian National Radio Mixed Choir, conducted by Byron Fidetzis. Lyra, 1993, Compact Disc. Catalogue No.: CD 0117.
Anastasios Rupert Arthur Mavroudis, Sicilianos, The Greek Modernist: Performing Selected Chamber Works and Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 51 (Athens: Benaki Museum, 2020), 276, 279
Yorgos Sicilianos, On Music [Για τη Μουσική], ed. Elly Yotopoulou-Sicilianou, foreword by Elly Yotopoulou-Sicilianou (Athens: Benaki Museum, Hellenic Music Centre, 2011), 183, 184, 188, 348, 429
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), 50, 66, 141, 143-146, 186, 207, 208, 247
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), 46, 48, 118

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