Composition database

This is the Composition Database of BMC, which includes information about works by composers that are either Hungarian or Hungarian by origin or live in Hungary.

Title of the work

Flying Flags


Composer

Original / Hungarian title
Bontott zászlók
Foreign language / English title
Flying Flags
Subtitle
Cantata for soprano and baritone solo, male choir and orchestra on the poems by Lajos Kassák
Dedication
to the Hungarian People´s Army Ensemble and its conductor György Görgei
Year of composition
1973

Type
Solo voice(s), choir & orchestra
Instrumentation
S., Bar. solo - male choir - 2 fl (II anche picc.), 2 ob. (II anche c.ing.), 2 cl (II anche cl.b.), 2 fg. - 4 cor., 3 tr., 3 trb., tuba - perc. (3 esec.) - arpa - strings
Duration
18 min

Movements, parts
1. Sej, haj
2. Nem mozdulok
3. Most téged énekellek
4. Pihenjetek szelíden mind
5. A katonák
6. Őrségen állok

Text
KASSÁK, Lajos
Language
Hungarian
Publisher / Source
Editio Musica Budapest © 1975, Z. 10185 (score)

Editio Musica Budapest (performance material on hire)

MS by András Farkas (piano reduction)
Available here!
Remarks, other info
Composed: 1972 - 1973