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Szekler Songs, Op. 23

Composer
Radnai Miklós
Original / Hungarian title
Székely dalok, Op. 23
Foreign language / English title
Szekler Songs, Op. 23
Subtitle
For children´s choir with piano accompaniment
Dedication
to Margit Tessenyi ("Mancinak / 1921. jan. 14")
Year of composition
1920
Type
Choir a cappella
Instrumentation
children´s choir - pf.
Movements, parts
1. Válaszosének
2. Ki mongya: nem igaz, való
3. Fejér legént ne szeress
4. Kis ballada
5. Panaszének
Text
Folk song(s)
Language
Hungarian
Publisher / Source
Typeset from the autograph manuscript by Tobias Broeker, 2025
Available here!
Remarks, other info
Based on the Szekler folk text collection of János Kriza (from his book "Vadrózsák" / "Wild Roses" published in 1863). The title refers to the Székelys, a Hungarian subgroup in Transylvania.