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Cantus firmus - The retaining song

Composer
Vajda János
Original / Hungarian title
Cantus firmus - A megtartó ének
Foreign language / English title
Cantus firmus - The retaining song
Subtitle
Cantata for tenor and bariton solo, children´s choir, mixed choir and orchestra
Type
Solo voice(s), choir & orchestra
Instrumentation
T., Bar. - children´s choir, mixed choir - picc., 2 fl., 2 ob., 2 cl., 2 fg., cfg. - 4 cor., 3 tr., 2 trb., trb.b., tuba - timp., perc. (gr.c., tam-tam, ptto., 5 tom-tom, 2 conga, tambourine, drum set, maracas, tmb.picc.c.c., trg., xil., marimba) - arpa, pf. - strings: vl. 1, vl. 2, vla., vlc., cb.
Duration
70 min
Text
liturgical
Language
Latin / Hungarian
Premiere information
12 April 2014, Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, Budapest; Péter Balczó (T.), Zoltán Bátki Fazekas (Bar.), Kodály Choir Debrecen, Choir of the Csokonai Theater, Lautitia Children´s Choir, Kodály Philharmonic Orchestra
Publisher / Source
Kontrapunkt Music Ltd. K-0184 (On rental)
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