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

Tabula Smaragdina


Composer

Original / Hungarian title
Tabula Smaragdina
Foreign language / English title
Tabula Smaragdina
Subtitle
For soprano voice and chamber orchestra
Year of composition
2018

Type
Choir and chamber ensemble
Number of players
39
Instrumentation
S. solo - 6 fl., 2 fl.a., 3 cl.b., cl.cb. - 6 tr. in C - perc. (4 esec. - 2 vibr., crot., camp., 5 gong, tom-tom) - 2 arpa., 2 pf. - strings: 6 vl., 2 vla., 4 cb.
Duration
19 min

Text
ancient Greek texts; HAMVS, Béla
Language
Hungarian
Commissioned by
Doelen Ensemble, Codarts University of the Arts and the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music
Premiere information
28 February 2018, Great Hall, De Doelen, Rotterdam; Lilla Horti (S.), Doelen Ensemble, Students of the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, Arie van Beek (cond.) 6 March 2018, Great Hall, Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, Budapest; Lilla Horti (S.), Doelen Ensemble, Students of the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, Arie van Beek (cond.)
Publisher / Source
Recordings
REcording of the premiere, 2018 - Lilla Horti (S.), Doelen Ensemble, Students of the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, Arie van Beek (cond.) (Available on youtube.com)