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Cantata No. 1

Composer
Durkó Zsolt
Original / Hungarian title
I. Kantáta
Foreign language / English title
Cantata No. 1
Subtitle
On Endre Ady´s verse lines for baritone solo, mixed choir and orchestra
Year of composition
1971
Type
Solo voice(s) with orchestra
Instrumentation
Bar. - mixed choir (S-A-T-B) - 3 fl. (II anche picc. and fl. e sol), ob., 2 cl., 2 fg. (II anche cfg.) - cor., 3 tr., 3 trb., tuba - perc. (tmb.picc.c.c., ptto.sosp., gr.c., camp., chinese gong) - arpa, pf. - strings: 10 vl. 1, 10 vl. 2, 8 vla., 8 vlc., 5 cb.
Duration
15 min
Text
ADY, Endre
Language
Hungarian / English
Commissioned by
Debrecen Municipal Council
Premiere information
5 July 1972, International Festival of Choirs, Debrecen, Hungary; György Tréfás (B.), Debrecen Kodály Choir and Symphony Orchestra, György Gulyás (cond.)
Publisher / Source
Editio Musica Budapest 1973, Z. 7126
Remarks, other info
English translation by Gyula Gulyás