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Four Wedding Dances

Composer
Ligeti György
Original / Hungarian title
Négy lakodalmi tánc
Foreign language / English title
Four Wedding Dances
Subtitle
For three female voices(or 3-part female choir) with piano accompaniment
Year of composition
1950
Type
Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s)
Number of players
4
Instrumentation
3 female voice (or 3-part female choir) - pf.
Duration
5 min
Movements, parts
1. A menyasszony szép virág / A bride is a splendid flower
2. A kapuban a szekér / A surrey arrived at the gate
3. Hopp ide tisztán / Hop on the duckboards
4. Mikor kedves Laci bátyám... / When my darling uncle Laci...
Text
Hungarian folk songs
Language
Hungarian
Publisher / Source
Schott Music, ED 8687, Choir score: ED 8687-01
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Recordings
Sony 62 311 - Rosemary Hardy (S.), Eva Wedin (S.), Malena Ernman (S.), Pierre-Laurent Aimard (pf.)
Live recording , 2007 - Children´s Choir of the Hungarian Radio, Anikó Novák (pf.), Gabriella Thész (cond.) (CD available at the Budapest Music Center´s Library)
1 min. sample
1 1. A bride is a splendid flower
2 4. When my darling uncle Laci...
 

Recordings

Title Publisher
György Ligeti Edition 4 - Vocal Works Sony