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Title of the work

Nightmare Symphony

Composer
Zarándy Ákos
Original / Hungarian title
Nightmare Symphony
Foreign language / English title
Nightmare Symphony
Year of composition
2010
Type
Symphony orchestra
Instrumentation
picc., 2 fl., 2 ob., c.ing., 2 cl., cl.b., 2 fg., cfg. - 4 cor., 3 tr., 2 trb., trb.b., tuba - arpa, pf. (anche cel.), cimb. - timp., perc. (3 esec. - vibr., campli, 2 temple bl., ptto.sosp., ptti., 2 tom-tom, gr.c., marimba b., tam-tam, ocarina, tmb.picc., rain stick, maracas, claves, 3 wood bl.) - strings: vl. 1, vl. 2, vla. 1, vla. 2, vlc. 1, vlc. 2, cb. 1, cb. 2
Duration
20 min
Movements, parts
1. Skizofrénia / Schizophrenia
2. Karambol / Crash
3. Pezsgő / Champagne
4. Abortusz / Abortion
Premiere information
8 February 2011, New Hungarian Music Forum Composition Competition, Palace of Arts, Béla Bartók National Concert Hall, Budapest; Concerto Budapest Symphony Orchestra, András Keller (cond.)
Publisher / Source
MS
Recordings
Budapest Music Center BMC PCD 28, 2011 - New Hugarian Music Forum Composition Competition 2011, Concerto Budapest Symphony Orchestra, András Keller (cond.)
1 min. sample
1 I.
2 II.
3 III.
4 IV.
Remarks, other info
The piece was written for the New Hungarian Music Forum Composition Competition 2011 and ranked as the fourth best composition in the Orchestral Category