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

Divertimento No. 1, Op. 20/a


Composer

Original / Hungarian title
I. Divertimento, Op. 20/a
Foreign language / English title
Divertimento No. 1, Op. 20/a
Subtitle
Suite for orchestra
Dedication
to Hermann Scherchen
Year of composition
1934

Type
Orchestral work
Instrumentation
2 fl., 2 ob., 2 cl., 2 fg. - 4 cor., 2 tr., 2 trb. - timp., perc. (gr.c., ptti., tmb.mlt., tmb.chin.) - pf. - strings
Duration
13 min

Movements, parts
1. Introduzione - Fantasia
2. Toccatina
3. L´obbligato intermezzo lirico
4. Piccolo pupurri militare
5. Stomp

Premiere information
8 September 1934, Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy
Publisher / Source
EMB © 1961, Z. 3321
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Remarks, other info
Composed: 1933 - 1934