Composition database

This is the Composition Database of BMC, which includes information about works by composers that are either Hungarian or Hungarian by origin or live in Hungary.

Title of the work

Four Chinese Songs, Op. 1


Composer

Original / Hungarian title
Négy kínai dal, Op. 1
Foreign language / English title
Four Chinese Songs, Op. 1
Subtitle
For soprano and symphony orchestra
Year of composition
1945

Type
Solo voice(s) with orchestra
Instrumentation
S. - orchestra
Duration
15 min

Movements, parts
1. A szép horgany tű / My pretty needle
2. A tőr / The dagger
3. Dalocska / Little song
4. Kék tavasz / Blue sprin

Text
ARANY, János; KOSZTOLÁNYI, Dezső
Language
Hungarian / English
Publisher / Source
MS
Remarks, other info
Chinese songs, Hungarian translations by János Arany (Mov I, II) and Dezső Kosztolányi (Mov III, IV)