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The Legend of the Movie

Composer
Beischer-Matyó Tamás
Original / Hungarian title
The Legend of the Movie
Foreign language / English title
The Legend of the Movie
Subtitle
Soundpoem for large orchestra
Year of composition
1998
Type
Symphony orchestra
Number of players
102
Instrumentation
2 picc., 3 fl., 3 ob., c.ing., cl.s., 3 cl., cl.b., 3 fg., cfg. - 4 cor., tr.picc., 4 tr., 4 trb., 2 tuba - timp., perc. (5 esec. - 5 tom-tom, tmb.mlt., 2 bongo, 3 ptto.sosp., marimba, crot., trg., gr.c., camp., tmb.b., ptti. a 2, raganella, frusta, cas., sonagli, metal chimes, guiro, tam-tam) - strings: 16 vl. 1, 16 vl. 2, 12 vla., 12 vlc., 8 cb.
Duration
38 min
Movements, parts
1. Constellations
2. Agelong Desires
3. The Cartoon - Hommage á Scott Bradley
4. James Dean, 1931-1955
5. The Art of the Twentieth Century
Commissioned by
Tibor Szabó
Premiere information
26 October 1998, Concert Hall, Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, Budapest; Symphony Orchestra of the Béla Bartók Secondary School of Music, Tibor Szabó (cond.)
Publisher / Source
MS - Copyright 1998 by Tamás Beischer-Matyó
Recordings
Movement III, live recording of the premiere, 1998 - Symphony Orchestra of the Béla Bartók Secondary School of Music, Tibor Szabó (cond.) (Available at beischermatyo.hu)
1 min. sample
1 3. The Cartoon - Hommage á Scott Bradley