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Concerto for Orchestra, Op. 12
Work Information

Concerto for Orchestra

Concerto pour orchestre

Catalogue No.: YSC46

Status: Completed

Opus: 12

Genre: Orchestral

Creative Timeline: Second Period

Number of Movements: 4

Movement Titles:

  1. Adagio e sostenuto – Allegro
  2. Allegro vivo
  3. Adagio
  4. Allegro molto

Instrumentation:

2222-4331, Timpani, Bass Drum, Cymbals, Triangle, Strings

Written in: Athens

Date: August 1, 1954

Duration: 00:24:00

Sicilianos Archive Files
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Violin II Part

Digital scan of the Violin II part.

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Bass Drum Part

Digital scan of the Bass Drum part.

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PDF
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Bassoon I Part

Digital scan of the Bassoon I part.

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PDF
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Bassoon II Part

Digital scan of the Bassoon II part.

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PDF
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Cello Part

Digital scan of the Cello part.

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PDF
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Clarinet I Part

Digital scan of the Clarinet I part.

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PDF
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Clarinet II Part

Digital scan of the Clarinet II part.

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PDF
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Cymbals Part

Digital scan of the Cymbals part.

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9
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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Full Score (Black-and-White Copy)

Digital scan of the black-and-white copy 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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Triangle Part

Digital scan of the Triangle 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.

7
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Trombone III Part

Digital scan of the Trombone III 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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Concerto for Orchestra Violin I Part Cover
Violin I Part

Scan of the Violin I Part. Copyist’s signature on the final page partially illegible; most likely ‘M. Minos’.

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Concerto for Orchestra Violin II Part Cover
Violin II Part

Scan of the Violin II Part

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Concerto for Orchestra Viola Part Cover
Viola Part

Scan of the Viola Part

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Concerto for Orchestra Tuba Part Cover
Tuba Part

Scan of the Tuba Part

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Concerto for Orchestra Trumpet III Part Cover
Trumpet III Part

Scan of the Trumpet III Part

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Concerto for Orchestra Trumpet II Part Cover
Trumpet II Part

Scan of the Trumpet II Part

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Concerto for Orchestra Trumpet I Part Cover
Trumpet I

Scan of the Trumpet I Part

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Concerto for Orchestra Trombone III Part Cover
Trombone III Part

Scan of the Trombone III Part

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Concerto for Orchestra Trombone I Part Cover
Trombone I Part

Scan of the Trombone I Part

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Concerto for Orchestra Trombone II Part Cover
Trombone II Part

Scan of the Trombone II Part

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Concerto for Orchestra Triangle Part Cover
Triangle Part

Scan of the Triangle Part.

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Concerto for Orchestra Timpano Part Cover
Timpani Part

Scan of the Timpani Part. Date on first page 24 June 1957.

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Concerto for Orchestra Oboe II Part Cover
Oboe II Part

Scan of the Oboe II Part

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Concerto for Orchestra Oboe I Part Cover
Oboe I Part

Scan of the Oboe I Part

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Concerto for Orchestra Horn in F IV Part Cover
Horn in F IV Part

Scan of the Horn in F IV Part. Incomplete.

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Concerto for Orchestra Horn in F III Part Cover
Horn in F III Part

Scan of the Horn in F III part. Signed and dated 8 May 1992 by Vassilis Vradelis [Β. Βραδέλης], horn player with the Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra. Signature also includes: Thessaloniki [Θεσσαλονίκη], and the conductor's name: Byron Fidetzis [Β. Φιδετζής].

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Concerto for Orchestra Horn in F II Part Cover
Horn in F II Part

Scan of the Horn in F II Part

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Concerto for Orchestra Horn in F I Part Cover
Horn in F I Part

Scan of the Horn in F I Part

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48
Concerto for Orchestra Flute I Part Cover
Flute I Part

Scan of the Flute I Part

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Concerto for Orchestra Flute II and Piccolo Part Cover
Flute II and Piccolo Part

Scan of the Flute II and Piccolo part. Signed on the final page.

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Concerto for Orchestra Double Bass Part Cover
Double Bass Part

Scan of the Double Bass Part. Signed by the copyist; signature partially illegible—likely ‘M. Minos’.

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Concerto for Orchestra Cymbals Part Cover
Cymbals Part

Scan of the Cymbals Part

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Concerto for Orchestra Clarinet II Part Cover
Clarinet II Part

Scan of the Clarinet II part. Signed and dated 14 February 1992 by Spyros Nikolouzos [Σπ. Νικολούζος] (surname partially illegible), written below. An earlier signature appears above, adjacent to the final bar.

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Concerto for Orchestra Clarinet I Part Cover
Clarinet I Part

Scan of the Clarinet I part. Signed and dated 14 February 1992 by Elias Kolovos [Ηλίας Κολοβός], clarinettist with the Greek National Opera.

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Concerto for Orchestra Cello Part Cover
Cello Part

Scan of the Cello Part. Copyist’s signature on the final page partially illegible; most likely ‘M. Minos’.

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Concerto for Orchestra Bassoon II Part Cover
Bassoon II Part

Scan of the Bassoon II part. Signed and dated 10 April 1975; signature illegible. Signed and dated 14 February 1992; signature illegible.

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Concerto for Orchestra Bassoon I Part Cover
Bassoon I Part

Scan of the Bassoon I part. Signed and dated 19 April 1985, Athens State Orchestra (Κ. Ο. Α.); signature illegible. Signed and dated 14 February 1992, Greek National Opera – Athens Concert Hall (Ε. Λ. Σ. – Μέγαρο Μουσικής); signature illegible.

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Concerto for Orchestra Bass Drum Part Cover
Bass Drum Part

Scan of the Bass Drum Part

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Sketch Material

Scan of the sketch material.

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Draft Score

Scan of the draft score.

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Concerto for Orchestra, Op. 12
Final Score

Scan of the final score.

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Composer's Note

Scan of the composer's note.

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Discography
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Album Page
1
Yorgo Sicilianos - Concerto, Ballade, Mellichomeide
Alkis Panayotopoulos, Anna Todorova, Symphony Orchestra of Bulgaria
Ballade Simphonic Fantasy for Large Orchestra Op. 56, Concerto for Orchestra Op. 12, Mellichomeide for Soprano and eleven instruments. Text in poems by Sappho and a dedication to Sappho by Alcaeus Op. 44
Compact Disc
Agorá Musica
1999
Texts
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Text Page
1
Concerto for Orchestra, Op. 12 (1954)
Programme Notes
1954
Greek
2
My Music of the Last Fifteen Years (1952-1967)
Lecture
1967
Greek
3
Modern Music in Greece Today
Lecture
1991
Greek
4
Interview with Michel Fais
Interview
1992
Greek
5
A Conversation with Kornilios Diamantopoulos and Konstantinos Lygnos
Interview
2004
Greek
Books
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Item Page
1
Perspectives on Greek Musical Modernism
Kostas Chardas, Valia Christopoulou, Dimitris Exarchos, Theodore Karathodoros, Eva Mantzourani, Giorgos Sakallieros, Yorgos Sicilianos, Makis Solomos, Danae Stefanou, Ioannis Tsagkarakis, Costas Tsougras, Panos Vlagopoulos, Petros Vouvaris
Routledge
2025
Musicology
Edited Volume
English
Articles & Papers
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Item Page
1
A selective appropriation: Yorgos Sicilianos between modernism and postmodernism
Valia (Stavroula) Christopoulou
University of Athens
2025
English
Performances
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1
November 28, 1954
Orpheus Theatre
Athens
Greece
N/A
Athens State Orchestra
Andreas Paridis (conductor)
Athens State Orchestra
Concerto for Orchestra
2
September 1, 1957
Brussels
Belgium
N/A
Brussels Philharmonic (BRT Philharmonic Orchestra)
Daniël Sternefeld (conductor)
Brussels Philharmonic (BRT Philharmonic Orchestra)
Concerto for Orchestra
3
December 4, 1960
Kentrikon Theatre
Athens
Greece
N/A
National Radio Foundation Orchestra (EIR)
Franz Litschauer (conductor)
National Radio Foundation Orchestra (EIR)
Concerto for Orchestra, Op. 12
4
January 10, 1962
Geneva
Switzerland
N/A
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Samuel Baud-Bovy (conductor)
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Concerto for Orchestra Op. 12
5
July 22, 1967
Odeon of Herodes Atticus
Athens
Greece
Athens Festival
Athens Festival
Byron Kolasis (conductor)
Piraeus Municipal Symphony Orchestra
Concerto for Orchestra, Op. 12
6
April 7, 1975
Kotopouli - Rex Theatre
Athens
Greece
N/A
Athens State Orchestra
Dionysis Chalkiopoulos (conductor)
Athens State Orchestra
Concerto for Orchestra
7
April 22, 1985
Pallas Theatre
Athens
Greece
N/A
Athens State Orchestra
Byron Kolasis (conductor)
Athens State Orchestra
Concerto for Orchestra, Op. 12
8
February 14, 1992
Christos Lambrakis Hall
Athens
Greece
N/A
Athens Concert Hall
Elias Voudouris (conductor)
Greek National Opera Orchestra
Concerto for Orchestra
9
May 7, 1992
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki
Greece
N/A
Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra
Byron Fidetzis (conductor)
Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra
Concerto for Orchestra Op. 12
10
March 21, 1998
Bulgaria Concert Hall
Sofia
Bulgaria
N/A
Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra
Alkis Panayotopoulos (conductor)
Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra
Concerto for Orchestra
11
April 20, 2007
Athens Concert Hall
Athens
Greece
Event Cycle "Hellenic Music Festivals" [Ελληνικές Μουσικές Γιορτές]
Athens State Orchestra
Dimitris Agrafiotis (conductor)
Athens State Orchestra
Concerto for Orchestra, Op. 12
Performers
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Profile
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Alkis Panayotopoulos
Conductor
Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra
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Andreas Paridis
Conductor
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Athens State Orchestra
Orchestra
4
Brussels Philharmonic (BRT Philharmonic Orchestra)
Orchestra
Brussels Philharmonic (BRT Philharmonic Orchestra)
5
Byron Kolasis
Violinist, Conductor, Composer
Athens State Orchestra
Piraeus Municipal Symphony Orchestra
6
Daniël Sternefeld
Conductor Composer
Brussels Philharmonic (BRT Philharmonic Orchestra)
7
Dimitris Agrafiotis
Conductor, Violinist, Composer
Schwäbisches Sinfonie-Orchester (Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen - WPR)
8
Dionysis Chalkiopoulos
Conductor
Athens State Orchestra
9
Elias Voudouris
Conductor
Greek National Opera Orchestra
10
Franz Litschauer
Conductor
National Radio Foundation (EIR) - (1945 - 1970)
11
Greek National Opera Orchestra
Orchestra
Greek National Opera
12
National Radio Foundation Orchestra (EIR)
Orchestra
National Radio Foundation (EIR) - (1945 - 1970)
13
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Orchestra
14
Piraeus Municipal Symphony Orchestra
Orchestra
Piraeus Municipal Symphony Orchestra
15
Samuel Baud-Bovy
Conductor
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
16
Symphony Orchestra of Bulgaria
Orchestra
References
  1. Valia Christopoulou, Yorgos Sicilianos Catalogue of Works [Κατάλογος Έργων Γιώργου Σισιλιάνου] (Athens: Panas Music Papagrigoriou - Nakas, 2011), 40-42
  2. Francis Guy, Yorgos Sicilianos - diapason a dialogue with Francis Guy [Γιωργος Σισιλιανος - διαπασων ενας διαλογος με τον Φρανσις Γκαϋ] (Cyprus: Cyprus Wine Museum, 2009), 117, 145
  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), 7, 8, 11, 12, 45, 46, 47, 49, 246, 247, 265, 266, 267, 280
  4. Yorgos Sicilianos, On Music [Για τη Μουσική], ed. Elly Yotopoulou-Sicilianou, foreword by Elly Yotopoulou-Sicilianou (Athens: Benaki Museum, Hellenic Music Centre, 2011), 170, 180, 181, 203, 283, 319, 345, 348, 415
  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), 15, 16, 30, 31, 32, 36, 141, 144, 185, 189, 194, 242
  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), 57, 58, 61, 67, 68, 69, 112, 116, 122