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Te Deum

Composer
Kodály Zoltán
Original / Hungarian title
Budavári Te Deum
Foreign language / English title
Te Deum
Year of composition
1936
Type
Solo voice(s), choir & orchestra
Instrumentation
S., T., A., B. (ad libitum, alt and bass solo can be replaced by choir) - mixed choir - 2 fl., 2 ob., 2 cl., 2 fg. - 4 cor., 3 tr., 3 trb., tuba - timp., org. (ad libitum can be igmored) - strings
Duration
22 min
Language
latin
Premiere information
2nd September 1936, Matthias Church, Budapest; Irén Ritter (S.), Melanie Kisfaludy (A.), István Laczó (T.), Zsigmond Mezey (B.), Antal Várhelyi (org.), the choir and orchestra of Matthias Church, Viktor Sugár (cond.)
Publisher / Source
Universal Edition, UE10849A (choral score), UE10849B (piano reduction), PH276 (pocket score); Performance material available