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From Far and Wide, Op. 37a

Composer
Takács Jenő
Original / Hungarian title
Von fremden Ländern und Menschen, Op. 37a
Foreign language / English title
From Far and Wide, Op. 37a
Year of composition
1960
Type
Symphony orchestra
Instrumentation
2 fl., 2 ob., 2 cl., 2 fg. - 2 cor., tr., trb. - arpa, cel. - timp., perc. - strings
Duration
18 min
Movements, parts
1. Aus Großbritannien / From Great Britain
2. Saltarello, Italy
3. Negro Spiritual, USA
4. Straßenmusikanten, Spanien / Buskers, Spain
5. Lied der spanischen Kolonisten / Song of the Spanish Settlers
6. Tanz des Medizinmannes, Südsee/ Dance of the Medicine Man, South Sea Islands
7. Kirschblütenlied, Japan / Cherry Blossom Song, Japan
8. Dudelsack, Ungarn / Bagpipes, Hungary
Premiere information
1964, Hilversum, Holland
Publisher / Source
Universal Edition, Vienna (on rental)
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Remarks, other info
Orchestral suite after piano pieces from:
From Far and Wide, Op. 37

See also:
From Far and Wide, Op. 37