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Four Slovak Folksongs, BB 78

Composer
Bartók Béla
Original / Hungarian title
Négy tót népdal, BB 78
Foreign language / English title
Four Slovak Folksongs, BB 78
Subtitle
For mixed choir and piano
Year of composition
1917
Type
Choir and solo instrument(s)
Instrumentation
mixed choir (S-A-T-B) - pf.
Duration
5 min
Movements, parts
1. Lakodalmas (Zadala mamka) / Wedding Song from Poniky
2. Szénagyűjtéskor énekelt dal (Na holi, na holi) / Song of the Hay-Harvesters from Hiadei
3. (Rada pila, rada jedla) / Dancing Song from Medzibrod
4. Táncdal (Gajdujte, gajdence) / Dancing Song from Poniky
Text
Folk song(s)
Language
Slovakian / Hungarian / English / German
Premiere information
5 January 1917, Budapest; Hungarian Women’s Choir Society, Budapest Choir and Music Society, Emil Lichtenberg (cond.)
Publisher / Source
Universal Edition © 1924, UE7595
Boosey and Hawkes © 1939, B&H17658
Editio Musica Budapest © 1950, Z. 24
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Recordings
Hungaroton HCD-41002, 2000
 

Recordings

Title Publisher
Gothic
Clarion
Hungaroton