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Hungarian Christmas Cantata

Composer
Legány Dénes
Original / Hungarian title
Magyar karácsonyi kantáta
Foreign language / English title
Hungarian Christmas Cantata
Subtitle
For mixed choir, soprano (mezzo soprano) solo and ensemble
Dedication
to the Esterházy Choir and the Sarlós Boldogasszony Church in Újlak, Budapest
Year of composition
1992
Type
Solo voice(s), choir & solo instrument(s)
Instrumentation
S. (or Ms.) solo - mixed choir (S-A-T-B) - fl., 4 rec. (or 2 cl., 2 ob.), tr., trb., fg. or cb. - org. manualiter
Duration
12 min
Movements, parts
1. Bevonulásra, Gyermek született / Introit, A Child Was Born
2. Alleluia
3. Offertorium
4. Szentségi ének / Communion Song
5. Interludium
6. Kivonulásra / For the end of ceremony
Text
traditional
Language
Hungarian
Commissioned by
Gábor Bánki
Premiere information
25 December 1992, Sarlós Boldogasszony Church, Újlak, Budapest; Esterházy Choir, Gábor Bánki (cond.)
Publisher / Source
MS