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Tanagraea

Ballet Suite

Ταναγραία Σουίτα Μπαλέτου έργ. 17

Catalogue No.: YSC52

Status: Completed

Opus: 17B

Genre: Ballet Suite

Creative Timeline: Second Period

Dedication:

"To my wife."

Number of Movements: 8

Movement Titles:

  1. Overture
  2. The mirror
  3. The fan
  4. The umbrella
  5. Promenade
  6. The ball
  7. The guitar
  8. The castanets

Instrumentation:

3323-4231, Piano, Harp, Celesta, Guitar (optional), Timpani, Percussion (Tam-Tam, Bass Drum, Gong, Glockenspiel, Cymbals, Triangle, Snare Drum, Tambourine, Xylophone, Woodblock, Castanets), Strings

Written in: Athens

Date: November 16, 1957

Duration: 00:14:00

Sicilianos Archive Files
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1
List of Parts

Digital scan of the list of parts.

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Oboe I Part

Digital scan of the Oboe I part.

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3
Oboe II Part

Digital scan of the Oboe II part.

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PDF
4
Piano Part

Digital scan of the Piano part.

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PDF
5
Snare Drum and Castanets Part

Digital scan of the Snare Drum and Castanets part.

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PDF
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And Bass Snare Part

Digital scan of the And Bass Snare part.

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Timpani Part

Digital scan of the Timpani part.

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PDF
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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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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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Violin II Part

Digital scan of the Violin II part.

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Xylophone and Triangle Part

Digital scan of the Xylophone and Triangle 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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Celesta Part

Digital scan of the Celesta part.

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Cello Part

Digital scan of the Cello 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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Contrabassoon Part

Digital scan of the Contrabassoon 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 II and Piccolo Part

Digital scan of the Flute II and Piccolo part.

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Full Score

Digital scan of the full score.

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Harp Part

Digital scan of the Harp part.

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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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Introductory Note (Italian)

Digital scan of the introductory note (Italian).

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Intertextuality
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Work Page
1
Tanagra figurines
Ancient Greek Pottery
Texts
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Text Page
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Interview with Vangelis Psyrrakis
Interview
1967
Greek
2
Interview with Nikos A. Dontas
Interview
2000
Greek
Performances
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1
February 5, 1962
Kotopouli - Rex Theatre
Athens
Greece
N/A
Athens State Orchestra
Dimitri Chorafas (conductor)
Athens State Orchestra
Tanagraea Op. 17b (Suite)
2
May 3, 1965
Theatre of the Society for Macedonian Studies
Thessaloniki
Greece
N/A
Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra (Symphony Orchestra of Northern Greece)
Solon Michaelides (conductor)
Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra (Symphony Orchestra of Northern Greece)
Tanagraea, Op. 17b (Suite)
3
February 17, 1967
Olympia Theatre
Athens
Greece
N/A
Greek National Opera
Antiochos Evangelatos (conductor), Giorghos Vakalo (set & costume designer), Angelos Grimanis (Choreographer)
Greek National Opera Orchestra & Ballet
Tanagraea Op. 17b (Ballet)
4
December 3, 2000
Athens Concert Hall - Christos Lambrakis Hall (Friends of Music Hall)
Athens
Greece
A Tribute to Composer Yorgo Sicilianos
Athens Concert Hall
Byron Fidetzis (conductor), Stefanos Nasos (piano) [Op. 48a], Theodore Tzovanakis (piano) [Op. 48a]
ERT- National Symphony Orchestra
Tanagraea, Op. 17b - Eight Children's Miniatures, Op. 23a - Contrastes, Op. 48a - Sonata for Orchestra, Op. 60
Performers
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Profile
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Angelos Grimanis
Choreographer, Dancer
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Antiochos Evangelatos
Conductor, Chorus Master, Composer
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Athens State Orchestra
Orchestra
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Byron Fidetzis
Conductor, Cellist, Author
Athens State Orchestra
Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra
Athens Philharmonia Orchestra
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Dimitri Chorafas
Conductor
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ERT- National Symphony Orchestra
Orchestra
Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation
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Giorghos Vakalopoulos (Vakalo)
Painter, Set Designer, Costume Designer
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Greek National Opera Orchestra
Orchestra
Greek National Opera
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Solon Michaelides
Conductor
Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra (North Greece Symphony Orchestra)
10
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), 52-55
  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), 24, 25, 49, 98, 114
  3. 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
  4. 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
  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), 18, 78, 94, 116, 121, 185, 196, 226, 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), 48, 65, 116