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Title of the work

Book of Lockets

Composer
Orbán György
Original / Hungarian title
Medáliák könyve
Foreign language / English title
Book of Lockets
Subtitle
Choir Cycle
Year of composition
1987
Type
Mixed choir
Instrumentation
mixed choir (S-A-T-B)
Duration
16 min
Movements, parts
1. Kalandorok kíméljenek / No adventurers, please
2. Elefánt voltam / I had been an elephant
3. Porszem mászik / Dust is crowling
4. Panyigai friss / Panyigai fresh
5. Tisztátalan forrásból / Of dubious source
6. A Paprikajancsi szerenádja / Serenade of the Straw-puppet
7. Titkok nyitja / The key to secrets
8. A cselédlány könnye / The tears of a maid
9. Nagyapám int / Grandpa´s waving
10. Hintafa / Dream as a child
Text
LÁZÁR, Ervin; JÓZSEF, Attila; WEÖRES, Sándor; FRÁTER, Lóránt; CSELÉNYI, Béla;
Language
Hungarian
Publisher / Source
Ars Nova Editio, 2013
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Recordings
Hungaroton HCD-32447, 2006 - Ars Nova Choir
Remarks, other info
Based on the texts by Ervin Lázár, Attila József, Sándor Weöres, Lóránt Fráter and Béla Cselényi