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

Canon to the Rising Sun


Composer

Original / Hungarian title
Kánon a felkelő naphoz
Foreign language / English title
Canon to the Rising Sun
Subtitle
For four- or six-part choir of equal voices or instrumental ensemble
Year of composition
1982

Type
Choir a cappella
Instrumentation
4 / 6 part choir of equal voices / instrumental ensemble
Duration
8 min

Movements, parts
One movement

Text
WEÖRES, Sándor
Language
Hungarian
Premiere information
1983, Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, Budapest
Publisher / Source
Universal Music Publishing Editio Musica Budapest © 1989, Z. 13023
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Recordings
Hungaroton SLPX-31126, 1990
Hungaroton Classic HCD-31643, 1996
1 min. sample
1 Canon to the Rising Sun