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Cantata No. 1 "Et circa boram nonam"

Composer
Ligeti György
Original / Hungarian title
I. Kantáta "Et circa boram nonam"
Foreign language / English title
Cantata No. 1 "Et circa boram nonam"
Subtitle
For mezzo soprano solo, two four-part mixed choirs and instrumental accompaniment (ad lib. strings only)
Year of composition
1945
Type
Solo voice(s), choir & chamber orchestra
Instrumentation
MS. solo - 2 mixed choir (S-A-T-B) - instruments (ad lib. only strings)
Duration
7 min
Text
litrugical
Language
Latin
Publisher / Source
Unpublished (MS at Paul Sacher Foundation - György Ligeti Collection)
Remarks, other info
Composed: 1944 - 1945