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

Sinfonietta


Composer

Original / Hungarian title
Sinfonietta
Foreign language / English title
Sinfonietta
Subtitle
For chamber orchestra
Dedication
"to Lisl for Christmas in 1960"
Year of composition
1960

Type
Chamber orchestra
Instrumentation
fl., ob., cl., tr. - perc. (trg., tmb.picc, ptto.picc.) - strings: vl. 1, vl. 2, vla., vlc., cb.
Duration
12 min

Movements, parts
1. Andante Tranquillo - Allegro 2. Andante 3. Allegro

Premiere information
19 April 1962, Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, Budapest; Hungarian Chamber Orchestra
Publisher / Source
Editio Musica Budapest, D-26, (Score: Z. 10040)
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Recordings
Hungaroton SLPX-12452, 1983 - Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Dénes Kovács (cond.)
1 min. sample
1 Sinfonietta