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Dances of Galánta

Composer
Kodály Zoltán
Original / Hungarian title
Galántai táncok
Foreign language / English title
Dances of Galánta
Subtitle
For symphony orchestra
Dedication
To the 80th anniversary of the Budapest Philharmonic Society
Year of composition
1933
Type
Symphony orchestra
Instrumentation
2 fl. (II anche picc.), 2 ob., 2 cl., 2 fg. - 4 cor., 2 tr. - timp., perc. (tmb.picc., trg., campli.) - strings: vl. 1, vl. 2, vla., vlc., cb.
Duration
15 min
Movements, parts
One movement
Commissioned by
Budapest Philharmonic Society
Premiere information
23 October 1933, Budapest; Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, Ernő Dohnányi (cond.)
Publisher / Source
Universal Edition, UE10671 (piano reduction), PH275 (pocket score), PHD0027500 (pocket score), UED1067100 (piano reduction); Performance material available
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Recordings

Title Publisher
Philips