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Missa brevis (orchestral version)

Composer
Kodály Zoltán
Original / Hungarian title
Missa brevis (zenekari változat)
Foreign language / English title
Missa brevis (orchestral version)
Year of composition
1945
Type
Solo voice(s), choir & orchestra
Instrumentation
3 S., A., T., B. solo - mixed choir - 3 fl. (III anche picc.), 2 ob., 2 cl., 2 fg. - 4 cor., 3 tr., 3 trb., tuba - timp. - org. (ad libitum) - strings
Duration
32 min
Movements, parts
1. Introitus
2. Kyrie
3. Gloria
4. Credo
5. Sanctus
6. Benedictus
7. Agnus Dei
8. Ite missa est
Language
Latin
Premiere information
9th September 1948, Three Choirs´ Festival, Worcester, Cathedral; Zoltán Kodály (cond.), Festival Choir, London Symphony Orchestra, Isobel Baillie, Eva Mitchell, Mary Jarred, William Herbert, Norman Walker (voice)
Publisher / Source
Boosey & Hawkes
 

Recordings

Title Publisher
Sefel Records