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Title of the work

Eight Invocations to the Lunar Phases, Op. 53

Composer
Tihanyi László
Original / Hungarian title
Nyolc invokáció a Hold fázisaihoz, Op. 53
Foreign language / English title
Eight Invocations to the Lunar Phases, Op. 53
Subtitle
For viola and piano
Dedication
to Kim Kashkashian, Péter Nagy
Year of composition
2011
Type
Chamber Music
Number of players
2
Instrumentation
vla., pf.
Duration
33 min
Movements, parts
1. Invocation to the full moon
2. Invocation to the waning gibbous moon
3. Invocation to the last quarter moon
4. Invocation to the waning crescent moon
5. Invocation to the dark (new) moon
6. Invocation to the waxing crescent moon
7. Invocation to the first quarter moon
8. Invocation to the waxing gibbous moon
Publisher / Source
Editio Musica Budapest, © 2011, Z. 14770
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Remarks, other info
Composed: 2010-2011

Eight movements of differing character, which represent the various stages of a coherent astronomical and psychological process of the lunar phases. (Full moon, Waning gibbous moon, Last quarter moon, Waning crescent moon, New moon, Waxing crescent moon, First quarter moon, Waxing gibbous moon.) The composition is dedicated to Kim Kashkashian and Péter Nagy.