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Title of the work

Mountain Lads

Composer
Kocsár Miklós
Original / Hungarian title
Hegyi legények
Foreign language / English title
Mountain Lads
Subtitle
Cantata for tenor solo, male choir and ensemble
Year of composition
1956
Type
Choir and chamber orchestra
Instrumentation
male choir (T-Bar-B) - 4 cor., 3 tr., 3 trb., tuba - timp., perc. (2 esec.) - pf.
Duration
15 min
Movements, parts
1. Májusban jó pásztor lenni / It Is Good to Be Good Shepherd in May
2. Martalócok / Highwaymen
3. Menjetek a táncba fiúk / Go to the Dance, Lads
4. Soha el ne adjátok a vitéz ember fegyverét / Never Sell the Weapon of the Brave Warrior
Text
Modern Greek folk texts
Language
Hungarian
Commissioned by
Hungarian Radio
Premiere information
1958, Hungarian Broadcasting
Publisher / Source
MS
Recordings
1957, Hungarian Radio
Remarks, other info
Based on modern Greek folk texts

Hungarian translation by János Samu

Diploma work