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Hymne aan de arbeid, Op. 32 / Hymn to Work, Op. 32

Composer
Frid Géza
Original / Hungarian title
Hymne aan de arbeid, Op. 32 / Himnusz a munkához, Op. 32
Foreign language / English title
Hymne aan de arbeid, Op. 32 / Hymn to Work, Op. 32
Subtitle
For male choir and orchestra
Dedication
"aan het Residentie Orkest and Willem van Otterloo"
Year of composition
1951
Type
Choir and orchestra
Instrumentation
male choir (T-T-B-B) - picc., 2 fl., 2 ob., 2 cl., 2 fg. - 4 cor., 3 tr., 3 trb., tuba - timp., perc. (trg., tam-tam, tmb.b., xil.) - org. (ad lib.) - strings: vl. 1, vl. 2, vla., vlc., cb.
Duration
16 min
Movements, parts
1. Allegro giusto
2. Poco allegretto
3. Lento pesante-Andante corrente
4. Allegro vivace
5. Allegro giusto
Text
BEETS, Nicolaas; BLUMENTHAL, Oskar; GENESTET, Petrus Augustinus de; GOETHE, Johann Wolfgang; SEIDEL, Heinrich
Language
German / Dutch
Commissioned by
Johan Wagenaarstichting
Publisher / Source
Donemus Amsterdam © 1951, D 07039
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Remarks, other info
Based on texts by Nicolaas Beets, Oskar Blumethal, Petrus Augustinus de Genestet, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Heinrich Seidel