Guitar - Digital Download SKU: A0.1070398 Composed by Apostolos Paraskevas. Contemporary,Instructional,Standards. Full Performance. Duration 105. Silver Sickle Publications #6384433. Published by Silver Sickle Publications (A0.1070398). The Guitar Études Dimitris Kotronakis, Guitar, Apostolos Paraskevas, Composer, Silver Sickle Publications

Solo Guitar - Digital Download SKU: A0.942071 Composed by Apostolos Paraskevas. 20th Century,Instructional,World. Individual part. 8 pages. Silver Sickle Publications #4764609. Published by Silver Sickle Publications (A0.942071). Theme and Variations for solo guitar was written in 1988 by Apostolos Paraskevas. One of his early works in tonal language and quite melodic and exciting to perform. His original title was Etudes I. It was recorded by the composer in the CD The Garden of Eden.

Guitar - Digital Download SKU: A0.1070392 Composed by Apostolos Paraskevas. 20th Century,Contemporary,World. Full Performance. Duration 264. Silver Sickle Publications #6103011. Published by Silver Sickle Publications (A0.1070392). Scenes from the Life of Death is the solo version of Apostolos Paraskevas' Fourth Guitar Concerto, The Life Of Death.  A three-movement work which describes the life of Death.  In this highly dramatic and sometimes humorous work, the composer portrays Death in a human attitude via twists, turns, variations, technical challenges and surprises.  Death is a guitarist, a composer, and a disgruntled employee.  He complains all the time and wants to retire.  Death's only consolation is to go home to his soul mates, his friends, and with them perform his favorite pieces with them. I. Awakening of Mournful Feelings on Arrival at Work II. A Visit at the Playground, andIII. Sad and Ungrateful Feelings After the Visit - What A Life!   Put down your beloved instrument Mr. Reaper!  It's time to pay a visit to a fellow musician down the street as if he had all the time in the world!

Solo Guitar - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1113241 By Apostolos Paraskevas. By Apostolos Paraskevas. 20th Century,Classical,Contemporary,New Age. Individual part. 7 pages. Silver Sickle Publications #715190. Published by Silver Sickle Publications (A0.1113241). The Chase Dance was commissioned by David Starobin for his Grammy nominated recording Newdance (Bridge 9084). The material of the work derives from a combination of cultural influences (Balkan music) and contemporary techniques that in a combination of the old and the new approaches create a new type of exciting dance. Alternating 5/8, 6/8 and 9/8 meters increase the tension of the piece as well the nerves of the performer as the end approaches. The work ends almost abruptly as chases usually do. It has been recorded by the composer as well in Visions of Azure and by Zoran Dukic in Balkan Muses. Duration 2 minutes and 15 seconds.

Solo Guitar - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.942113 Composed by Apostolos Paraskevas. 20th Century,Contemporary,World. Individual part. 6 pages. Silver Sickle Publications #6566951. Published by Silver Sickle Publications (A0.942113). I’ve known Stephan Connor for decades and I always enjoy seeing him working on his guitars (and on mine occasionally) and I enjoy learning of what keeps him fascinated constantly with the creation of new instruments. His latest creative thinking brought life to this composition. He brings out a special life to the forest when a different voice is been created through his guitars. When he asked me to compose Steve’s Mythical Forest he described it as …a walk to a forest where one finds a guitar and then picks it up and plays a tune... So, in this mythical forest I found the sounds at the same spots where the guitar maker transforms simple elements to a ‘magical wand’. And that is only a beginning… The work describes, in very simple tonal language, a small stroll in a forest at the end of the day and at the beginning of the night where sounds melting together in loving feelings and passionate desires for life.   Apostolos Paraskevas. 2021

Guitar - Digital Download SKU: A0.1070390 Composed by Apostolos Paraskevas. 20th Century,Contemporary,World. Full Performance. Duration 205. Silver Sickle Publications #6103009. Published by Silver Sickle Publications (A0.1070390). Scenes from the Life of Death is the solo version of Apostolos Paraskevas' Fourth Guitar Concerto, The Life Of Death.  A three-movement work which describes the life of Death.  In this highly dramatic and sometimes humorous work, the composer portrays Death in a human attitude via twists, turns, variations, technical challenges and surprises.  Death is a guitarist, a composer, and a disgruntled employee.  He complains all the time and wants to retire.  Death's only consolation is to go home to his soul mates, his friends, and with them perform his favorite pieces with them. I. Awakening of Mournful Feelings on Arrival at Work II. A Visit at the Playground, andIII. Sad and Ungrateful Feelings After the Visit - What A Life!   Put down your beloved instrument Mr. Reaper!  It's time to pay a visit to a fellow musician down the street as if he had all the time in the world!

Easy Piano - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.942053 Composed by Apostolos Paraskevas. Children,Contemporary. Score. 8 pages. Silver Sickle Publications #4608061. Published by Silver Sickle Publications (A0.942053). These Five easy piano pieces are written for the beginner pianist. Five works on five animals: Monkey, Giraffe, Lion, Camel and Elephant. Easy to play and so fun to perform. Very characteristic in the writing full of surprises and memorable melodies by award winning composer Apostolos Paraskevas.

Instrumental Duet Guitar,Instrumental Duet,Voice - Digital Download SKU: A0.942097 Composed by Apostolos Paraskevas. 20th Century,Contemporary,Romantic Period,World. Score and parts. 11 pages. Silver Sickle Publications #6104711. Published by Silver Sickle Publications (A0.942097). This guitar and vocal work were originally set on the Robert Frost poem ‘Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening’, and was written for a lecture series at Boston University given by Lukas Foss entitled ‘Words on Music. Some years later I set out to publish the work and found that the estate of the late R. Frost frowned upon this particular practice and after a second failed attempt to get permission to publish the work, I decided to write my own verse for this composition (my first actually) and use a subject familiar to me, the story of Daedalus and Icarus Journey to freedom.After his arrival in Crete, Daedalus found that Minos would not let him leave. He subsequently obtained wax and feathers and fashioned wings for himself and his son Icarus. With these they succeeded in flying away, but Icarus, flying too near to the sun, melted his wings, fell into the sea near Crete, and drowned; Daedalus escaped to Italy only to fall into the hands of the local King Kokalos who drowned him in hot water.   The Daedalus and Icarus JourneyEscape from here is what I’ll doI have a plan I thought it throughThe waves beneath us deadly wildI’ll fly up high, it’s just the sky That was a dreadful thing to sayTo fly so high, you can’t survive.Your wings, your soul and frozen smile,The sun will burn and you will die. The Death you seek I am sure you’ll get,He’s there for you he won’t forget.He will be fast and kind with you,If He survived why not you too? It’s time to go the sky gets blueMy mind will be so close to youYou cannot scare me I have to try,The time is right, let’s say goodbye. Text by Apostolos Paraskevas

Instrumental Duet Cello,Guitar,Instrumental Duet - Digital Download SKU: A0.942094 Composed by Apostolos Paraskevas. 20th Century,Contemporary,Halloween,World. Score and parts. 29 pages. Silver Sickle Publications #6092705. Published by Silver Sickle Publications (A0.942094).  A Sunny Day in Hell - for Guitar and Cello A small introduction from the guitar opens the work which brings the introductory material as a feeling of a sluggish and almost joyful day, an opening with a dark feeling.  Almost like a sunny day in hell, I could say.  This opening material gives its turn to a fast-fierce agitated section in where the guitar mostly plays 16th triplets and the cello introduces an exotic dance-like tune. A limping dance, I must add given the title’s influence.  Almost like a small party in hell.  The following slow section brings up a sad melancholic mood where both instruments share new material with an evocation of a past happy life. The work ends with the main fast material in a variation form. It was my intention to compose a friendly work for performers and audiences.First twist:Performers:  prepare audience for an upcoming performance twist/surprise which will not come (at least not during performance). If or when members of the audience later ask about it, performers should assure them that the twist is still an upcoming great event. Have them re-live the performance as they wonder for years to come...If members of the audience should coerce or threaten you by force, you may reveal the twist: In the unfortunate event that you may later end up in hell, this performance guarantees that you will have at least one Sunny Day in HellOptional Second twist:Performers, could as an extra touch, wear fangs (teeth of a vampire or devil) and after performance could reveal them by either biting the lip or casually smiling or yawning at the audience. No audience preparation is needed for this twist. Although wearing Fangs during the performance, could be a nuisance to some performers, they could give to the work a special extra bite. As a variation, fangs could be wore after the end of the performance. Apostolos Paraskevas, Boston 2008 

Large Ensemble Bassoon,Cello,Clarinet,Double Bass,Flute,Oboe,Piano,Trombone,Trumpet,Viola,Violin - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.942116 Composed by Apostolos Paraskevas. 20th Century,Contemporary,New Age. Score and parts. 22 pages. Silver Sickle Publications #6736347. Published by Silver Sickle Publications (A0.942116). Elegy for Lukas Foss 1922 and 2009 The two dates that Lukas Foss arrived and departed from this world.The numbers of those years were assigned the few notes that create all the melodic material for my work. Four only notes starting with the F representing the number one. (1=F, 9=C#, 2= F#, 0=D). As the end approaches and while the piano slowly departs the rest of the orchestra rises and protests. Like the way he left us without fanfares and declarations.  For my beloved friend and teacher Lukas Foss. Apostolos Paraskevas

Guitar - Digital Download SKU: A0.1070394 Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Arranged by Apostolos Paraskevas. Baroque. Full Performance. Duration 175. Silver Sickle Publications #6292139. Published by Silver Sickle Publications (A0.1070394). Prelude from BWV 998 for Harpsichord. Performed by Apostolos Paraskevas

Solo Guitar - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.942056 Composed by Apostolos Paraskevas. Standards. Individual part. 12 pages. Silver Sickle Publications #4727723. Published by Silver Sickle Publications (A0.942056). Ten Monographs are works for the guitar for the intermediate guitarist. Written by Apostolos Paraskevas, guitarist-composer. In a friendly style and quite exciting to perform with many surprises. They could be part of any repertoire for any level.

Guitar - Digital Download SKU: A0.1070391 Composed by Apostolos Paraskevas. 20th Century,Contemporary,World. Full Performance. Duration 389. Silver Sickle Publications #6103007. Published by Silver Sickle Publications (A0.1070391). Scenes from the Life of Death is the solo version of Apostolos Paraskevas' Fourth Guitar Concerto, The Life Of Death.  A three-movement work which describes the life of Death.  In this highly dramatic and sometimes humorous work, the composer portrays Death in a human attitude via twists, turns, variations, technical challenges and surprises.  Death is a guitarist, a composer, and a disgruntled employee.  He complains all the time and wants to retire.  Death's only consolation is to go home to his soul mates, his friends, and with them perform his favorite pieces with them. I. Awakening of Mournful Feelings on Arrival at Work II. A Visit at the Playground, andIII. Sad and Ungrateful Feelings After the Visit - What A Life!   Put down your beloved instrument Mr. Reaper!  It's time to pay a visit to a fellow musician down the street as if he had all the time in the world!

Large Ensemble Cello,Clarinet,Double Bass,Guitar,Soprano Saxophone,Viola,Violin - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.942105 Composed by Apostolos Paraskevas. 20th Century,Contemporary,World. Score and parts. 122 pages. Silver Sickle Publications #6332819. Published by Silver Sickle Publications (A0.942105). A Night with The Aristocrats (a concertante work of plucking, blowing and bowing)Versions for Clarinet/SopranoSax/Violin with Guitar and Strings The guitar part came inspirational first to me as one of my 24 Studies that I wrote few years ago.  For a while though I wondered if a melodic part should be added to this part and form eventually a duo.  A request from my dear colleague Corey Whitehead, for a duo plus strings led me to orchestrate it in this version.The work starts with a meditative introduction before the main part unfolds a dance idea between the two instruments and the string orchestra, almost humoresque which hands over a pensive thought in the soprano sax/clarinet/solo violin that repeats itself almost as an unanswered question. Could please anyone answers?  The Strings do play an important part in terms of balance and the one of an extra third corresponding force.My composition language is sometimes folklorist around my Greek heritage, sometimes around tonal centers, and sometimes simple within a few key notes, evolves around programmatic ideas that I get from every day living.  Apostolos Paraskevas

Guitar - Digital Download SKU: A0.1070387 Composed by Apostolos Paraskevas. 20th Century,Romantic Period,World. Full Performance. Duration 203. Silver Sickle Publications #6102999. Published by Silver Sickle Publications (A0.1070387). Mountains of Stowe, 2015 is a two-movement piece commissioned by and dedicated to guitarist Adam Holzman. The first movement I Stand Strong reflects the serenity and isolation someone might feel when surrounded by the mountains of Stowe, Vermont in the U.S.A. The second movement â€¦and the Sky is the Limit written in an ABA cyclic form is full of rhythmic gestures starting with the combination of 7/8, 2/4, 5/8 and 3/4 in the first four measures that leads to a slow movement as an attempt to sing a Greek song in those vast territories and to portray the thankfulness of being there and experience the presence of the amazing beauty of it.  When asked why he commissioned this piece, Holzman replied, My wife and I spend our summers in Stowe. We love being there, celebrate the summer and spend time outside. We have family and friends who come and share a few days with us and Apostolos is a dear friend who has been coming for several years. We talked about the possibility of him writing a piece that reflected Stowe and the mountains. When asked about the piece, Paraskevas responded, I always write music for the person behind the instrument, so while composing every note of this piece I had Adam in my mind; the way he plays, the way he breathes the way he lives his life. The work is written for the mountains of Stowe through Adam’s eyes and heart and I am the vehicle who translates it.