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Hungarian Soldier Cantata for Male Choir and Orchestra

Composer
Szervánszky Endre
Original / Hungarian title
Honvéd-kantáta férfikarra és zenekarra
Foreign language / English title
Hungarian Soldier Cantata for Male Choir and Orchestra
Year of composition
1949
Type
Choir and orchestra
Instrumentation
male choir - 2 fl. (II anche picc.), 2 ob., 2 cl., 2 fg. - 4 cor., 2 tr. - timp. - strings
Duration
18 min
Movements, parts
1. Verbuválás / Recruiting - Moderato
2. Sapkatánc / Cap Dance - Giusto (Allegro tempo)
3. Esti pihenő / Evening rest - Adagio parlando
4. Huszár nóta / Hussar Song
Text
TÓTH, Sándor
Language
Hungarian
Premiere information
1950; Zoltán Vásárhelyi (cond.)
Publisher / Source
EMB © 1950, SZ-62
Available here!
Recordings
Hungaroton SLPX 11922 - 1978; The Male Choir and Symphony Orchestra of the Hungarian People´s Army, Béla Pődör (choir director), György Görgey (cond.)
MHV HPL-128, (Recorded in 1954) - Choir and Symphony Orchestra of the Hungarian People´s Army, László Somogyi (cond.)