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Oriental Tale

Composer
Szervánszky Endre
Original / Hungarian title
Napkeleti mese
Foreign language / English title
Oriental Tale
Subtitle
Dance-play to the Text of Bence Szabolcsi
Year of composition
1949
Type
Ballet / Choreographic work
Instrumentation
picc., 2 fl., 2 ob., 2 cl., 2 fg. - 4 cor., 3 tr., 3 trb., tuba - arpa - 2 timp., perc. (ptti., gr.c., trg., tmb.picc.) - strings: vl. 1, vl. 2, vla., vlc., cb.
Movements, parts
1. Intrada - Grave
2. Udvari tánc I / Court Dance I - Allegro moderato
3. Udvari tánc II / Court Dance II - Allegretto quasi andantino
4. A púpos vőlegény / The Hunchbacked Groom - Allegretto giocoso
5. Leány tánca / Girl Dance - Andantino, grazioso
6. Allegro ma non troppo
7. Pas de deux - Adagio Molto
8. A nép tánca / Dance of the People - Allegro ma non troppo
9. Gyertya tánc / Candle Dance - Andante grazioso
Text
SZABOLCSI, Bence
Language
Hungarian
Premiere information
1950; Premiered as Suite, Zoltán Somogyi (cond.)
Publisher / Source
EMB © 1951, Z. 526 (Suite)
Remarks, other info
Composed: 1948 - 1949