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Two Songs Op. 5 - for deep male voice and orchestra

Composer
Kodály Zoltán
Original / Hungarian title
Két ének Op. 5 - mély férfihangra zenekarral
Foreign language / English title
Two Songs Op. 5 - for deep male voice and orchestra
Year of composition
1916
Type
Solo voice(s) with orchestra
Instrumentation
Bar. solo - 3 fl. (III anche picc.), 2 c.ing., 2 cl.b., 3 fg. (III anche cfg.) - 4 cor., 2 tr., 3 trb., tuba - timp., perc. (tam-tam, trg.) - arpa - strings
Duration
13 min
Movements, parts
1. A közelítő tél / Der nahende Winter
2. Sírni, sírni / Weinen, weinen
Text
BERZSENYI, Dániel - ADY, Endre
Language
Hungarian / German
Premiere information
10th January 1921, Budapest; Béla Venczell (B.), Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, Ernő Dohnányi (cond.)
Publisher / Source
Boosey & Hawkes