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Transcription - Kósa: The Eighth Word

Composer
Kondor Ádám
Original / Hungarian title
Átirat - Kósa: A Nyolcadik szó
Foreign language / English title
Transcription - Kósa: The Eighth Word
Year of composition
1998
Type
Chamber orchestra
Instrumentation
strings
Duration
8 min
Premiere information
11 April 1999, Budapest, Műcsarnok (Hall of Fine Arts)
Publisher / Source
MS
Remarks, other info
Transcription of the third song from the piece "Four Csokonai Songs" by György Kósa. The title of the piece was given by Ádám Kondor. It was first performed following Haydn´s "The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross" performed by Géza Gémesi, hence the title.