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

Insomnia in Havana


Composer

Original / Hungarian title
Insomnia in Havana
Foreign language / English title
Insomnia in Havana
Subtitle
A theater piece for percussionist/actor, live electronics and projections
Year of composition
2005

Type
Stage work
Number of players
3
Instrumentation
perc./actor, projections, live electronics
Text
PINERA, Virgilio; YANNAY, Yehuda
Language
English
Premiere information
2005, Milwaukee, USA, Steven Butters (perc.), Dale Kaminski (projections), Yehuda Yannay (electronics)
Publisher / Source
Recordings
Video-excerpt (Available on vimeo.com)
Remarks, other info
Written by Yehuda Yannay after a one-page story from 1946 by Virgilio Piñera