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

Five French Songs


Composer

Original / Hungarian title
Öt francia dal
Foreign language / English title
Five French Songs
Subtitle
For soprano voice and piano
Year of composition
1969

Type
Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s)
Number of players
2
Instrumentation
voice, pf.
Duration
14 min

Movements, parts
1. Ima az egyszerűségért / Priere pour etre simple
2. A kenyér-lesők / Les affares
3. Menüett / Menuett
4. A zene / La musique
5. Jóság / Bonte

Text
JAMMES, Francis; RIMBAUD, Arthur; GREGH, Fernand; BAUDELAIRE, Charles; VERLAINE, Paul
Language
Hungarian
Publisher / Source
Editio Musica Budapest, 1979
Available here!
Recordings
Hungaroton HCD-31982, 2001 - Alice Németh (S.), György Kósa (pf.)
Remarks, other info
Based on poems by Francis Jammes, Arthur Rimbaud, Fernand Gregh, Charles Baudelaire and Paul Verlaine