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

Symphony No. 8, Op. 66


Composer

Original / Hungarian title
VIII. Szimfónia, Op. 66
Foreign language / English title
Symphony No. 8, Op. 66
Dedication
"To the Memory of My Dear Friend György Enyedi"
Year of composition
1968

Type
Symphony orchestra
Instrumentation
2 fl., 2 ob., 2 cl., 2 fg. - 4 cor., 3 tr., 3 trb. - timp., perc. (tmb.mlt., gr.c., trg., ptti., tam-tam) - strings
Duration
25 min

Movements, parts
1. Allegro ma non tanto
2. Andante sostenuto
3. Moderato ben marcato
4. (Intermezzo - Evocazione) Agitato ma sostenuto

Premiere information
8 April 1969
Publisher / Source
EMB © 1972, K-92 and Z. 10135
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