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The Bacchantes No. 1

Ballet

Βάκχες Χορόδραμα έργο 19, αρ. 1

Catalogue No.: YSC55

Status: Completed

Opus: 19

No.: 1

Genre: Ballet

Creative Timeline: Second Period

Number of Movements: 4

Movement Titles:

  1. Prologue (Semele struck by lightning)
  2. Parodos and Episode
  3. Bacchic (The sparagmos of Pentheus)
  4. Exodos (Agave’s lament)

Instrumentation:

2111-2110, Percussion I (Timpani, Cymbals, Tambourine), Percussion II (Xylophone, Bass Drum, Tambourine, Cymbal attached to Bass Drum, Cymbals, Triangle, Woodblock, Snare Drum, Snare Bass Drum without snares, Tamtam, Maracas, Suspended Cymbal), Piano, Violin, Cello, Small Female Choir

Written in: Athens

Date: February 1, 1959

Sicilianos Archive Files
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And Cymbals Part

Digital scan of the And Cymbals part.

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Bassoon II Part

Digital scan of the Bassoon II part.

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Cello Part

Digital scan of the Cello part.

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Choir 1 Part

Digital scan of the Choir 1 part.

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Choir 2 Part

Digital scan of the Choir 2 part.

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Choir 3 Part

Digital scan of the Choir 3 part.

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Choir 4 Part

Digital scan of the Choir 4 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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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 and Piccolo II Part

Digital scan of the Flute II and Piccolo II part.

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Full Score

Digital scan of the full score.

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Glockenspiel, Bells, Antique Cymbal, Triangle, and Tambourine Part

Digital scan of the Glockenspiel, Bells, Antique Cymbal, Triangle, and Tambourine part.

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Horn I Part

Digital scan of the Horn I part.

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Horn II Part

Digital scan of the Horn II part.

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Horn III Part

Digital scan of the Horn III part.

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Horn IV Part

Digital scan of the Horn IV part.

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Oboe I Part

Digital scan of the Oboe I part.

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Oboe II and Cor Anglais Part

Digital scan of the Oboe II and Cor Anglais part.

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Percussion III Cymbals and Bass Drum Part

Digital scan of the Percussion III Cymbals and Bass Drum part.

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Percussion II (Tambourine and Maracas) Part

Digital scan of the Percussion II (Tambourine and Maracas) part.

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Piano and Celesta Part

Digital scan of the Piano and Celesta part.

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Piccolo Part

Digital scan of the Piccolo part.

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The Myth

Digital scan of the text titled The Myth.

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Timpani Part

Digital scan of the Timpani 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.

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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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Bass Drum Part

Digital scan of the Bass Drum part.

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Bassoon I Part

Digital scan of the Bassoon I part.

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Draft Score - IV. Exodos

Scan of the draft score of IV. Exodos.

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Full Score

Scan of the full score.

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Full Score III. Bacchic (The sparagmos of Pentheus)

Scan of the full score of III. Bacchic (The sparagmos of Pentheus).

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Full Score Copy

Scan of the full score (unknown copyist).

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Intertextuality
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Work Page
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The Bacchae
Euripides
Tragedy
Texts
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Text Page
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Interview on the B' Programme of the Athens Radio Station Before the Performance of the Ballet The Bacchantes No. 1
Interview (Radio)
1959
Greek
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A Few Words About The Ballet Bacchantes
Interview
1959
Greek
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Interview in the Magazine Tachydromos (1962)
Interview
1962
Greek
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My Music of the Last Fifteen Years (1952-1967)
Lecture
1967
Greek
Performances
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1
February 23, 1959
Kentrikon Theatre
Athens
Greece
N/A
Antiochos Evangelatos (conductor), Rallou Manou (choreographer)
Hellenic Ballet
The Bacchantes Op. 19, No. 1
Performers
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Profile
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Antiochos Evangelatos
Conductor, Chorus Master, Composer
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Hellenic Ballet
Dance Company
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Rallou Manou
Choreographer, Dancer
Hellenic Ballet
References
  1. Valia Christopoulou, Yorgos Sicilianos Catalogue of Works [Κατάλογος Έργων Γιώργου Σισιλιάνου] (Athens: Panas Music Papagrigoriou - Nakas, 2011), 58-62
  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), 8, 268
  3. Yorgos Sicilianos, On Music [Για τη Μουσική], ed. Elly Yotopoulou-Sicilianou, foreword by Elly Yotopoulou-Sicilianou (Athens: Benaki Museum, Hellenic Music Centre, 2011), 127, 320, 321
  4. Yorgos Sicilianos, “Interview on the B’ Programme of the Athens Radio Station Before the Performance of the Ballet The Bacchantes No. 1,” 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., 302-304
  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, 50, 92, 93, 94, 115, 185, 197
  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), 46, 65, 112, 116