Never on Sunday

Manos Hatzidakis

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General Info

Year: 1960 / 1962
Duration:
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Esteem Music
Cost: Score and Parts – Out of print

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Instrumentation

Full Score
D Piccolo
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Cornet I-II-III
Eb Horn or Alto I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Drums

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Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Never on Sunday, also known as "Ta Pediá tou Pireá" (English: "The Children of Piraeus"), is a popular song by Manos Hadjidakis. A vocal version was also released and performed by Melina Mercouri in the film of same name directed by Jules Dassin and starring Mercouri. The song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1960, a first for a foreign-language picture. The film score to the movie was first released on October 1, 1960 by United Artists Records. The song has since been recorded by numerous artists, and has gained various degrees of success throughout the world.

- Program Note from Wikipedia

Media

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State Ratings

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Performances

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Ye Olde Towne Band (Los Altos, Calif.) (John DeLoach, conductor) – 28 May 2017

Works for Winds by This Composer

Never on Sunday (arr. Yoder) (1960/1962)

Resources

Chatzidakes, M.; Towne, B.; Yoder, P. (1962). Never on Sunday [score]. Esteem Music: [New York].
Never on Sunday (song), Wikipedia