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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.

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Genesis

Composer
Balogh Máté
Original / Hungarian title
Genesis
Foreign language / English title
Genesis
Subtitle
Cantata for mezzo-soprano and chamber ensemble
Dedication
Hommage à Haydn, Mahler, Stravinsky et Kurtág
Year of composition
2012
Type
Solo voice(s) with ensemble
Number of players
12
Instrumentation
S. - fl. (anche fl.a.), cl. (anche cl.b.), fg. - cor. - timp., perc. (vibr., gr.c., ptto.sosp., tam-tam, wood bl., trg.) - strings: vl. 1, vl. 2, vla., vlc., cb.
Duration
9 min
Movements, parts
One movement
Text
biblical
Language
Old Hebrew
Premiere information
21 April 2011, Old Academy of Music, Budapest; Renáta Darázs (S.), Zsolt Serei (cond.)
Publisher / Source
MS
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Remarks, other info
Cantata on the very beginning of Moses’ 1st Book,