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Székely Folk Songs, BB 106

Composer
Bartók Béla
Original / Hungarian title
Székely népdalok, BB 106
Foreign language / English title
Székely Folk Songs, BB 106
Subtitle
For male choir
Dedication
to István Németh and the Béla Bartók Choral Society
Year of composition
1932
Type
Male choir
Instrumentation
6-part male choir (T-T-T-B-B-B)
Duration
11 min
Movements, parts
1. Assai lento (Hej, de sokszor megbántottál / How Often I´ve Grieved for You)
2. Andante, parlando, rubato (Istenem, életem / My God, my Life)
3. Allegro (Vékony cérna, kemény mag 1 / Slender Thread, Hard Seed 1)
4. Vivace (Kilyénfalvi középtizbe / Girls are Gathering in Kilyénfalva)
5. Tranquillo (Vékony cérna, kemény mag 2 / Slender Thread, Hard Seed 2)
6. Allegretto (Járjad pap a táncot / Do a Dance, Priest)
Text
Folk song(s)
Language
Hungarian / German
Publisher / Source
Magyar Kórus © 1938 MK418 I., II.

Editio Musica Budapest © 1950, Z. 1972
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Recordings

Title Publisher
Hungaroton