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Hungarian Electra

Composer
Beischer-Matyó Tamás
Original / Hungarian title
Magyar Electra
Foreign language / English title
Hungarian Electra
Subtitle
Opera in Two Acts and Seven Scenes
Year of composition
2012
Type
Opera
Instrumentation
3 S., 2 T., Ms., Bar., B. - female choir (3 S., 2 Ms., 2 Ca.) - mixed choir - 2 dancer - picc., 2 fl., 2 ob., c.ing., 2 cl., cl.b., 2 fg., cfg. - 4 cor., 3 tr., 3 trb., tuba - timp., perc. (tmb.picc.c.c., 5 tom-tom, gr.c., tambourine, ptto.sosp., ptti., tam-tam, bell, camp., trg., campli., vibr., marimba, 4 wood bl., maracas, metal chimes, glass chimes - arpa, cel. - strings: vl. 1, vl. 2, vla., vlc., cb.
Duration
155 min
Text
BORNEMISZA, Péter
Language
Hungarian
Publisher / Source
MS - Copyright 2012 by Tamás Beischer-Matyó

Kontrapunkt Music Publishing 2012, K-014 (Piano reduction, available at kontrapunktmusic.com)
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Remarks, other info
Composed: 1998-2001/2005/2008/2012

Libretto by Péter Bornemisza (1558) based on Sophocles´s play: Élektra