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

Canzone solenne


Composer

Original / Hungarian title
Canzone solenne
Foreign language / English title
Canzone solenne
Subtitle
For symphony orchestra
Dedication
for the 25th Anniversary of the Liberation of Hungary
Year of composition
1970

Type
Symphony orchestra
Instrumentation
3 fl. (III anche picc.), 3 ob. (III anche c.ing.), 3 cl. (III anche cl.b.), 3 fg. (III anche cfg.) - 3 cor., 3 tr., 3 trb., tuba - 4 timp., perc. (4 tom-tom, 2 bongo, 3 ptti.sosp., 3 cmpc., tam-tam, marimba, camp.) - arpa, cel., pf., cimb. - strings: 12 vl. 1, 12 vl. 2, 10 vla., 8 vlc., 6 cb.
Duration
12 min

Movements, parts
One movement

Commissioned by
Art Foundation of the Hungarian People´s Republic
Premiere information
23 October 1970, Hungarian Radio, Budapest; Symphony Orchestra of the Hungarian Radio and Television, Tamás Bolberitz (cond.)
Publisher / Source
Universal Music Publishing Editio Musica Budapest © 1973, Z. 10124, (and S-1)
Available here!
Recordings
Recording of the premiere, 1970 - Symphony Orchestra of the Hungarian Radio and Television, Tamás Bolberitz (cond.)