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Trapeze and Parallel Bars, Op. 12

Composer
Bozay Attila
Original / Hungarian title
Trapéz és korlát, Op. 12
Foreign language / English title
Trapeze and Parallel Bars, Op. 12
Subtitle
Cantata for soprano and tenor voices, mixed choir and orchestra, on poems by János Pilinszky
Year of composition
1966
Type
Symphony orchestra
Instrumentation
2 fl. (II anche picc.), 2 ob. (II anche c.ing.), 2 cl., 2 fg. (II anche cfg.) - 4 cor., 3 tr., 3 trb. - timp., perc. (trg., maracas, 3 bongo, 2 tom-tom, tmb.picc.c.c, tmb.picc.s.c, 2 ptto., 2 tam-tam, xil., marimba) - arpa, cel. - strings: 12 vl. 1, 10 vl. 2, 8 vla., 7 vlc., 5 cb.
Duration
12 min
Movements, parts
1. Trapéz és korlát / Trapeze and Parallel bars
2. Tilos csillagon / On a forbidden star
3. A tengerpartra / On the foreshore
Text
PILINSZKY, János
Language
Hungarian
Premiere information
8 June 1969
Publisher / Source
Universal Music Publishing Edition Musica Budapest © 1984, Z. 12465 and B-25 (On rental)
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Recordings
Hungaroton SLPX-12364, 1988 - Katalin Szőkefalvi-Nagy (S.), János Bándi (T.), Hungarian Radio and Television Chorus, Hungarian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra, György Lehel (cond.)