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Title of the work

Autumn

Composer
Doráti Antal
Original / Hungarian title
Autumn / Ősz
Foreign language / English title
Autumn
Subtitle
Six epigrams for baritone and chamber ensemble of 19 players on old Chinese texts
Year of composition
1986
Type
Solo voice(s) with ensemble
Number of players
20
Instrumentation
Bar. - fl. (anche picc., fl.a.), ob. (anche c.ing.), cl. (anche cl.b.), fg. (anche cfg.) - cor. - perc. (ptto.sosp., 3 gong, xil., tam-tam) - arpa - strings: 6 vl., 3 vla., 2 vlc., cb.
Duration
18 min
Movements, parts
1. The Moon and the Drunkard (Bo Djü-i)
2. Toast (Tsui Hui-tung)
3. Song in the Night (Liu Dsung-yüang)
4. Encouragement (Tü Woo-Ling)
5. At the River (Djin Tshöng)
6. Farewell (Wang Wei)
Text
old chinese text(s)
Language
English / German
Premiere information
26 August 1990, Gstaad Festival, Switzerland; John Shirley-Quirk (Bar.), Warsaw Sinfonia, Yehudi Menuhin (cond.)
Publisher / Source
Müller & Schade © 1997, M&S 1342.01
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Remarks, other info
Engilsh and german translation by Antal Doráti