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Isthar´s Descent into Hell, Op. 38

Composer
Szokolay Sándor
Original / Hungarian title
Istár pokoljárása, Op. 38
Foreign language / English title
Isthar´s Descent into Hell, Op. 38
Subtitle
Oratorio
Dedication
to GYörgy Gulyás
Year of composition
1961
Type
Solo voice(s), choir & orchestra
Instrumentation
narrator - S., A., Bar., B. solo - mixed choir - orchestra
Duration
45 min
Movements, parts
1. Introductio
2. A pokol kapujánál / At the Gate of Hell
3. Descent onto Hell / Leszállás a pokolba
4. Istár siratója / The Lament of Isthar
5. A pokol legmélyén / In the Bottom of Hell
6. A zuhogóban / In the Deluge
7. Szabadítás / Rescue
8. Finale
Text
WEÖRES, Sándor
Language
Hungarian
Commissioned by
Kodály Choir of Debrecen
Premiere information
1961; Béla Bartók International Choir Competition, Debrecen, Hungary; Kodály Choir of Debrecen, Debrcen Philharmonic Orchestra, György Gulyás (cond.)
Publisher / Source
Legend Art Publishing
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Remarks, other info
Based on the Babylonian tale by Sándor Weöres

Composed: 1959 - 1961