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Chant of the Creation, Op. 44

Composer
Takács Jenő
Original / Hungarian title
Das Lied von der Schöpfung, Op. 44 / Ének a Teremtésről, Op. 44
Foreign language / English title
Chant of the Creation, Op. 44
Year of composition
1944
Type
Choir and orchestra
Instrumentation
mixed choir - 3 fl., 2 ob., 2 cl., 2 fg. - 4 cor., 4 tr., 3 trb., tuba - arpa, cel., pf. - perc. - strings
Duration
22 min
Text
WEÖRES, Sándor
Language
Hungarian / German / English
Premiere information
1944, Budapest
Publisher / Source
Doblinger - Musikhaus und Verlag / MS
Remarks, other info
Cantata for mixed choir and orchestra

Composed: 1943 - 1944, revised: 1963 - 1964

German translation by Bruno Brehm, english by Thomas Waggoner