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Overture to an Imaginary Opera

Composer
Madarász Iván
Original / Hungarian title
Nyitány egy képzeletbeli operához
Foreign language / English title
Overture to an Imaginary Opera
Subtitle
For symphony orchestra
Year of composition
2015
Type
Symphony orchestra
Instrumentation
picc., 2 fl., 2 ob., c.ing., 2 cl., 2 fg. - 3 cor., 3 tr., 3 trb., tuba - 3 timp., perc. (tam-tam, vibr., ptto.sosp., camp., frusta, gr.c., marimba, tom-tom, bongo, claves, guiro, campli, gong, temple bl., tmb.picc., raganella) - synth. - strings: vl. 1, vl. 2, vla., vlc., cb.
Duration
10 min
Movements, parts
One movement
Commissioned by
Hungarian State Opera House
Premiere information
1 January 2016, Hungarian State Opera House, Budapest; Orchestra of the Opera House, Tamás Vásáry (cond.)
Publisher / Source
MS