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Title of the work

Two Wonder Oxen

Composer
Ránki György
Original / Hungarian title
Két bors ökröcske
Foreign language / English title
Two Wonder Oxen
Subtitle
Suite for Small Orchestra and Story-Teller
Year of composition
1956
Type
Music for radio drama
Instrumentation
narrator - fl. (anche picc.), ob., cl. (anche cl.b.), fg. - cor. - timp., perc. - arpa, cel. (anche campli) - strings: vl. 1, vl. 2, vla., vlc., cb.
Duration
25 min
Movements, parts
One movement
Text
ROMHÁNYI, József
Language
Hungarian
Premiere information
9 April 1956, Academy of Music, Budapest
Publisher / Source
Editio Musica Budapest 1969, Z. 10211

Editio Musica Budapest 1969, Z. 5485 (Piano duo)
Available here!
Recordings
Hungaroton (Qualiton) LP 1596 - Teri Horváth (narrator), Ensemble Budapest Nonett
Remarks, other info
Available also as easy transcripton for two pianos