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Title of the work

The Praise of Folly

Composer
Pongrácz Zoltán
Original / Hungarian title
A balgaság dícsérete
Foreign language / English title
The Praise of Folly
Subtitle
Satire for Song-Speech, Mixed Choir and Electronics
Year of composition
1980
Type
Electroacoustic music
Instrumentation
voice (Bar.) - mixed choir - electronics
Movements, parts
One movement
Text
ERASMUS, Rotterdam of
Language
Hungarian
Publisher / Source
MS
Recordings
Hungaroton Classic SLPX 12433, 1982 - György Bordás (Bar.), Hungarian Radio and Television Choir, Ferenc Sapszon (choir master), István Horváth (sound engineer), Zoltán Pongrácz (recording producer)
Remarks, other info
Based on the Work by Erasmus of Rotterdam, Hungarian translation by Tibor Kardos

Realized at Hungarian Radio, Studio for Electronics, Budapest with the participation of György Bordás (reciter), Hungarian Radio Choir, Ferenc Sapszon (choir master) and István Horváth (sound engineer)