Composition database

This is the Composition Database of BMC, which includes information about works by composers that are either Hungarian or Hungarian by origin or live in Hungary.

Title of the work

Sinfonia notturna


Composer

Original / Hungarian title
Sinfonia notturna
Foreign language / English title
Sinfonia notturna
Year of composition
1998

Type
Solo voice(s) with orchestra
Instrumentation
S. solo - 5 vl. 1, 4 vl. 2, 3 vla., 3 vlc., cb.
Duration
15 min

Movements, parts
I. Moderato; II. Adagio; III. Rapidamente; IV. Calmo

Text
PILINSZKY, János
Language
Hungarian
Commissioned by
DELTACOncert
Premiere information
1999, Budapest
Publisher / Source
MS
Remarks, other info
The soprano solo comes in for the last 3 minutes of the work. Based on the poem by PILINSZKY, János: Man here / Az ember itt