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Miniatures, Op. 53

Composer
Takács Jenő
Original / Hungarian title
Miniatures, Op. 53
Foreign language / English title
Miniatures, Op. 53
Year of composition
1944
Type
Orchestral work
Instrumentation
2 fl. (anche picc.), 2 ob., 2 cl., 2 fg. – 2 cor., 2 tr., trb. – arpa, cel., pf. – timp., perc. - strings
Duration
15 min
Movements, parts
1. Introduction et Danse de Paprika Jancsi (Bouffon)
2. Pastorale
3. Marche des Rois
4. Chanson de la Princesse
5. Musique des Sphares
6. Jungle Music
7. Le Batelier Lunaire (Intermezzo)
7. Danse Tsheremisse
Premiere information
1945, Pécs, Hungary
Publisher / Source
Doblinger - Musikhaus und Verlag, Stp. 574
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Remarks, other info
Arranged from parts of the lost music to the puppet play "The Shipman on the Moon" by Sándor Weöres

Composed: 1943 - 1944

As radio play and stage work see also:
Der Kahnfahrer im Mond