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Dartmouth Concerto

Composer
Durkó Zsolt
Original / Hungarian title
Dartmouth Concerto
Foreign language / English title
Dartmouth Concerto
Subtitle
For mezzo soprano and chamber orchestra
Dedication
to Mr. Mario di Bonaventura and the Hopkins Center
Year of composition
1966
Type
Solo voice(s) with chamber orchestra
Number of players
16
Instrumentation
Ms. solo - fl., 2 cl. (II anchecl.b.), fg. - cor., tr., 2 trb. - timp., perc. (2 esec. - gr.c., tmb.picc.s.c., tmb.b., cas., chinese gong, ptto.sosp.) - arpa, pf. (anche arm.) - vl., vla., vlc.
Duration
5 min
Movements, parts
One movement
Text
MASEFIELD, John
Language
English
Premiere information
12 July 1967, Hopkins Center, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA; Joy Blackett (S.), Dartmouth Symphony Orchestra, Mario di Bonaventura (cond.)
Publisher / Source
Editio Musica Budapest 1970, Z. 10092
Available here!
Recordings
Hungarian Radio - Erika Sziklay, Budapest Chamber Ensemble, András Mihály (cond.)
Remarks, other info
Based on the text by John Masefield