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

Lament


Composer

Original / Hungarian title
Sirató
Foreign language / English title
Lament
Year of composition
1969

Type
Solo voice(s) with ensemble
Instrumentation
S. - fl.a. (ad lib. cl.), ob., cl., fg. - perc. (3 camp., marimba) - arpa - strings: vl. 1, vl. 2, vla., vlc., cb.
Duration
5 min

Movements, parts
One movement

Text
Folk song(s)
Language
Hungarian
Publisher / Source
Recordings
Hungaroton LPX 11494, 1970 - Erika Sziklay, Budapest Chamber Ensemble, András Mihály (cond.)
Hungaroton HCD 31699, 1998 - Erika Sziklay, Budapest Chamber Ensemble, András Mihály (cond.)
1 min. sample
1 Lament
Remarks, other info
Based on a folk song collected by Lajos Kiss