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

Roses


Composer

Original / Hungarian title
Roses
Foreign language / English title
Roses
Subtitle
For soprano, oboe and guitar on texts by William Blake
Dedication
"to Ili for her birthday"
Year of composition
2003

Type
Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s)
Number of players
3
Instrumentation
S. - ob., chit.
Duration
7 min

Movements, parts
1. My pretty rose tree / Édes kis rózsafám
2. Ah! Sun flower / Ó, napraforgó!
3. The lilly / A liliom
4. The sick rose / A beteg rózsa

Text
BLAKE, William
Language
English
Premiere information
1 February 2004, Cultur House, Ställdalen, Sweden; Malin Lindström (S.), Geoffrey Cox (ob.), Patrik Karlsson (chit.)
Publisher / Source
Swedish Music Information Centre © 2003, 124360
Available here!
Recordings
Video recording of the premiere, 2004 - Malin Lindström (S.), Geoffrey Cox (ob.), Patrik Karlsson (chit.) (Available on youtube.com)