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Ludus Stellaris

Composer
Durkó Zsolt
Original / Hungarian title
Ludus Stellaris
Foreign language / English title
Ludus Stellaris
Subtitle
Collective improvisatory music for 6-25 performers
Year of composition
1984
Type
Chamber orchestra
Instrumentation
For 6 performers: fl. - pf. - strings: vl. 1, vl. 2, vla., vlc.

For 9 performers: 2 fl. - pf. - strings: 2 vl. 1, vl. 2, vla., 2 vlc.

For 11 performers: 2 fl., cl. - pf. - perc. (1 esec. - vibr. or camp., 2 ptti.sosp. or gong, tam-tam, tmb.picc., tom-tom, maracas, timp., xil, gr.c.) - strings: 2 vl. 1, vl. 2, vla., 2 vlc.

For 17 performers: 3 fl., cl. or cor. - pf. - perc. (1 esec. - vibr. or camp., 2 ptti.sosp. or gong, tam-tam, tmb.picc., tom-tom, maracas, timp., xil, gr.c.) - strings: 4 vl. 1, 2 vl. 2, vl. 3, vla., 2 vlc. 1, vlc. 2

For 25 performers: 3 fl., 2 cl. - 2 trb. - pf.- perc. (1 esec. - vibr. or camp., 2 ptti.sosp. or gong, tam-tam, tmb.picc., tom-tom, maracas, timp., xil, gr.c.) - strings: 4 vl. 1, 4 vl. 2, 2 vl. 3, vla., 3 vlc. 1, vlc. 2
Duration
10 min
Movements, parts
One movement
Premiere information
1984, Vác, Hungary; Winnenden: music schools
Publisher / Source
Editio Musica Budapest, Z. 10272
Available here!
Recordings
Hungaroton HCD-31818, 1999 - Hungarian National Chamber Orchestra
1 min. sample
1 Ludus stellaris
Remarks, other info
The work cannot be performed with less than six performers. The co-ordinator (conductor) is free to choose the number of players from six to a maximum of twenty-five