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Erotica Epigrammata, Op. 57
Work Information

Erotic Epigrams

for Vocal Sextet a Cappella

Ερωτικά Επιγράμματα για φωνητικό Σεξτέττο a Cappella έργο 57

Catalogue No.: YSC100

Status: Completed

Opus: 57

Genre: Voice

Creative Timeline: Third Period

Number of Movements: 15

Movement Titles:

  1. Ματρὸς ἒτ᾽ ἐν κόλποισιν·
  2. Ἑρμιόνῃ πιθανῇ·
  3. Ἡ λαμυρὴ μ᾽ ἔτρωσε Φιλαίνιον·
  4. Μὴ μὲ δόκει πιθανῶς ἀπατᾶν δακρύοισι·
  5. Λύχνε, σὲ γὰρ παρεοῦσα τρὶς ὤμοσεν Ἡράκλεια·
  6. Ἡ τα ῥόδα, ροδόεσσαν ἔχεις χάριν·
  7. Ἠδὺ θέρους διψῶντι χιών ποτὸν·
  8. Εἴθε ῥόδον γενόμην ὑποπόρφυρον·
  9. Εἴθ᾽ ἂνεμος γενόμην·
  10. Οὐκ εἵμ᾽οὒδ᾽ἐτέων δύο κεἴκοσι·
  11. Ἐχθαίρω τὸν Ἒρωτα·
  12. Αὐτοὶ την ἁπαλὴν Εἰρήνιον εἶδον Ἒρωτες·
  13. Κεῖμαι· λὰξ ἐπίβαινε κατ᾽ αὐχένος, ἄγριε δαῖμον·
  14. Πέμπω σοί, Ῥοδόκλεια, τόδε στέφος·
  15. Ὁ στέφανος περὶ κρατὶ μαραίνεται Ἡλιοδώρας.

Instrumentation:

Soprano I, Soprano II, Alto, Tenor, Baritone, Bass

Written in: Athens

Date: October 26, 1994

Duration: Unknown

Sicilianos Archive Files
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Draft Score

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Sketch Material

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Erotica Epigrammata, Op. 57
Full Score

Scan of the full score.

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Text with Annotations

Scan of the text with annotations showing the planning of each movement.

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Composer's Note

Scan of the composer's note. Contains the text in Ancient Greek with a Modern Greek translation.

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Intertextuality
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References
  1. Valia Christopoulou, Yorgos Sicilianos Catalogue of Works [Κατάλογος Έργων Γιώργου Σισιλιάνου] (Athens: Panas Music Papagrigoriou - Nakas, 2011), 141-142
  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), 277
  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), 71, 186
  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), 119, 121