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Title of the work

The Angels and the Shepherds

Composer
Kodály Zoltán
Original / Hungarian title
Angyalok és pásztorok
Foreign language / English title
The Angels and the Shepherds
Year of composition
1935
Type
Choir a cappella
Instrumentation
female choir or children´s choir
Duration
4 min
Text
Folk text(s)
Language
Hungarian / English / German
Premiere information
BBC London, UK; Boy´s Choir of St. Alban the Martyrs, Holborn; Zoltán Kodály (cond.)
Publisher / Source
Universal Edition, UE10755; Editio Musica Budapest, Z. 14590; Z. 6724
Recordings
Hungaroton HCD 31291
Remarks, other info
English translation by Elisabeth M. Lockwood
German translation by Stephan Hoffmann