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Hungarian Coronation Music, Op. 63 - For Orchestra

Composer
Balassa Sándor
Original / Hungarian title
Magyar koronázási zene, Op. 63 - Zenekarra
Foreign language / English title
Hungarian Coronation Music, Op. 63 - For Orchestra
Year of composition
1998
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.) - 4 cor., 4 tr., 3 trb., tuba - 4 timp, perc. (4 esec. - crot., 2 trg., 4 sonagli, ptti., 2 ptto.sosp., ptto.china, cmpc., campli, vibr., xil., camp., 3 gr.c., 4 gong, tam-tam) - arpa, cel. - strings: vl. 1, vl. 2, vla., vlc., cb.
Duration
36 min
Movements, parts
1. Moderato
2. Moderato, con festivita
3. Allegro agevole
4. Sostenuto
Commissioned by
Pécs Symphony Orchestra
Premiere information
20 January 2000, Pécs, Hungary; Pécs Symphony Orchestra, Howard Williams (cond.)
Publisher / Source
MS
Recordings
Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Howard Williams (cond.)
Remarks, other info
Written within the framework of the in-house composing program