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Ballet music (Dragon Dance) from Háry János - version for orchestra

Composer
Kodály Zoltán
Original / Hungarian title
Balettzene (Sárkánytánc) a Háry Jánosból - zenekarra
Foreign language / English title
Ballet music (Dragon Dance) from Háry János - version for orchestra
Year of composition
1925
Type
Symphony orchestra
Instrumentation
3 fl. (III anche picc.), 2 ob., 2 cl., sax., 2 fg. - 4 cor., 3 tr., 3 crnt., 3 trb., tuba - cimb. (or cemb. or pf.), pf., cel. - timp., perc. (ptto., gr.c., tmb.picc., trg., military tamb.) - strings
Duration
5 min
Premiere information
22nd August 1927, Saxophon-room, Frankfurt am Main; Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, Ernő Dohnányi (cond.)
Publisher / Source
Universal Edition (Performance material available)
Remarks, other info
Az elhagyott IV. kaland Sárkánytánca / The left Dragon Dance of 4th adventure