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Title of the work

Four Continents

Composer
Bárdos Lajos
Original / Hungarian title
Négy földrész
Foreign language / English title
Four Continents
Subtitle
Eight two-part choirs on folk-songs from outisde Europe
Year of composition
1963
Type
Choir a cappella
Instrumentation
homogeneous choir (2 part)
Movements, parts
1. Anyóka / Gammer
2. Csililan
3. Terhet hordunk / Carry the burden
4. Krokodil / Crocodile
5. Hajlik a pálma / The palm is bending
6. Szavannai riadalom / Savannah panic
7. Álmodj jót / Dream good
8. Makatong
Text
Folk song(s); BÁRDOS, Lajos; LUKIN, László; FREDBORG, Klári; WEÖRES, Sándor
Language
Hungarian
Publisher / Source
Editio Musica Budapest 1964, Z. 4452
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Remarks, other info
Based on folk songs with texts translated by Lajos Bárdos, László Lukin, Klári Fredborg and Sándor Weöres