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Title of the work

Three Fragments

Composer
Seiber Mátyás
Original / Hungarian title
Three Fragments / Három töredék
Foreign language / English title
Three Fragments
Subtitle
From "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" by James Joyce - For speaker, choir and eight instruments
Year of composition
1957
Type
Solo voice(s), choir & chamber ensemble
Instrumentation
speaker - choir (S-A-T-B) - fl., cl., cl.b. - perc., pf. - strings: vl. vla., vlc.
Duration
19 min
Movements, parts
1. Lento
2. Feroce
3. Lento, sognando
Text
JOYCE, James
Language
English
Premiere information
1959, Aldeburgh, United Kingdom; Peter Pears (speaker), Dorian Singers, Melos Ensemble of London, Mátyás Seiber (cond.) (UK premiere)
Publisher / Source
Edition Schott © 1958, ED 10656 Q42954
Available here!
Recordings
Lyrita Reorded Edition SRCD.348, 2015 - Peter Pears (speaker), Dorian Singers, Melos Ensemble of London, Mátyás Seiber (cond.) (Available on youtube.com)
Remarks, other info
Composed 1954 - 1957