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Title of the work

Madrigal Suite

Composer
Doráti Antal
Original / Hungarian title
Madrigal Suite
Foreign language / English title
Madrigal Suite
Subtitle
For Mixed Choir and Small Orchestra
Year of composition
1965
Type
Choir and orchestra
Instrumentation
mixed choir (S-A-T-B) - 4 cor. - timp., perc. (vibr., marimba, campli., bell, trg., tmb.picc.c.c., gr.c., crot., japanese church bell, 5 gong, maracas, ptto.sosp., hammer, rattle) - cel., arpa, pf., chit. - strings: vl. 1, vl. 2, vla., vlc., cb.
Duration
18 min
Movements, parts
1. The Keys of Paradise - Moderato
2. Making the bed - Allegro
3. Blessing - Tranquillo
4. Before smoking the pipe - Comodo; Tempo di blues
5. Rainbow - Allegro gioioso
Text
Folk text(s)
Language
English
Premiere information
8 April 1966, London; BBC Symphony Orchestra and Choir, Antal Doráti (cond.)
Publisher / Source
Edizioni Suvini Zerboni © 1966, ESZ 6314 (Material for hire)
Available here!
Remarks, other info
Old Irish-Celtic sayings and prayers, freely adapted and translated into English by Antal Doráti