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Tanagraea

Ballet Suite for two Pianos and Percussion

Ταναγραία Σουίτα Μπαλέτου για 2 πιάνα και κρουστά εργ. 17

Catalogue No.: YSC51

Status: Completed

Opus: 17A

Genre: Ballet Suite

Creative Timeline: Second Period

Dedication:

"To my wife."

Commission:

Theodora Dragoumi-Vlastou for her solo dance recital at the Kotopouli-Rex Theatre on 21/04/1958.

Number of Movements: 8

Movement Titles:

Overture
The mirror
The fan
The umbrella
Promenade
The ball
The guitar
The castanets

Instrumentation:

2 Pianos and Percussion (Tamtam, Bass Drum, Gong, Glockenspiel, Cymbals, Triangle, Snare Drum, Tambourine, Xylophone, Woodblock, Castanets)

Written in: Athens

Date: October 16, 1957

Duration: 00:12:35

Sicilianos Archive Files

#	Cover/First Page	Archive Title	Description	Number of Pages	Digital Format	Linked File
1		Draft Score	Scan of the draft score	16	PDF	View or Download

Intertextuality

#	Image	Title	Creator	Type	Remarks	Work Page
1		Tanagra figurines		Ancient Greek Pottery		View

Discography

#	Album Cover	Title	Artist(s)	Work(s) by Sicilianos	Format	Label	Release Date	Album Page
1		Yorgo Sicilianos 1920-2005: Anniversary edition for the ten years after his passing	Apostolos Palios, Ivi Papathanasiou, Kostas Chardas, Marinos Tranoudakis, Stefanos Nasos	Contrastes for Two Pianos on a Chromatique Theme by Orlande de Lassus Op. 48, Sonata for Cello and Piano Op. 59, Tanagraea Ballet Suite for two Pianos and Percussion Op. 17a	Digital	Irida Classical	2016	View

Articles & Papers

#	Cover	Title	Author(s)	Affiliation	Publication Year	Language	Remarks	Item Page
1		Analytical and Interpretative Approach: Yorgo Sicilianos’s Works for Two Pianos	Apostolos Palios		2022	English		View

Performances

#	Date	Venue	City	Country	Festival	Organiser	Artist(s)	Ensemble(s)	Work(s) Performed
1	April 21, 1958	Kotopouli - Rex Theatre	Athens	Greece	N/A	N/A	Theodora Vlastou (dance - choreography), Chara Tombra (piano), Gianni Papadopoulos (piano), Apostolos Argyropoulos (percussion)	N/A	Tanagraea Op. 17a
2	July 30, 1980	Lycabettus Theatre	Athens	Greece	N/A	Athens Experimental Ballet	Giannis Metsis-Vakoulis (Choreography), Liza Zaimi (Costume Designer)	Athens Experimental Ballet	Tanagraea Op. 17a
3	July 31, 1980	Lycabettus Theatre	Athens	Greece	N/A	Athens Experimental Ballet	Giannis Metsis-Vakoulis (Choreography), Liza Zaimi (Costume Designer)	Athens Experimental Ballet	Tanagraea Op. 17a
4	February 2, 2015	Philippos Nakas Conservatoire Hall	Athens	Greece	N/A	Philippos Nakas Conservatoire	Stefanos Nasos (piano) [Op. 17a, 48], Apostolos Palios (piano) [Op. 17a, 48], Marinos Tranoudakis (percussion) [Op. 17a], Ivi Papathanasiou (cello) [Op. 59], Kostas Chardas (piano) [Op. 59]	N/A	Tanagraea Op. 17a, Contrastes Op. 48, Cellos Sonata Op. 59

Performers

#	Name	Performer Type	Ensembles/Organisations	Profile
1	Apostolos Argyropoulos	Percussionist		View
2	Apostolos Palios	Pianist	Philippos Nakas Conservatory	View
3	Athens Experimental Ballet	Dance Ensemble		View
4	Chara Tombra-Lagopati	Pianist		View
5	Giannis Metsis-Vakoulis	Choreographer	Athens Experimental Ballet	View
6	Giannis Papadopoulos	Pianist		View
7	Liza Zaimi	Costume Designer	Athens Experimental Ballet	View
8	Marinos Tranoudakis	Percussionist	Greek National Opera	View
9	Stefanos Nasos	Pianist		View
10	Theodora Dragoumi-Vlastou	Dancer, Choreographer		View

References

Valia Christopoulou, Yorgos Sicilianos Catalogue of Works [Κατάλογος Έργων Γιώργου Σισιλιάνου] (Athens: Panas Music Papagrigoriou - Nakas, 2011), 51-52
Francis Guy, Yorgos Sicilianos - diapason a dialogue with Francis Guy [Γιωργος Σισιλιανος - διαπασων ενας διαλογος με τον Φρανσις Γκαϋ] (Cyprus: Cyprus Wine Museum, 2009), 24, 25, 49, 98, 114
Yorgos Sicilianos, On Music [Για τη Μουσική], ed. Elly Yotopoulou-Sicilianou, foreword by Elly Yotopoulou-Sicilianou (Athens: Benaki Museum, Hellenic Music Centre, 2011), 145, 146, 191, 320, 321
Yorgos Sicilianos, "Interview with Kaiti Romanou," 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., 323
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), 18, 78, 94, 116, 121, 185, 196, 226, 242
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), 48, 65, 116

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