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Laudate Hominem

Composer
Láng István
Original / Hungarian title
Laudate Hominem
Foreign language / English title
Laudate Hominem
Subtitle
Cantata in tre parti / Cantata in three parts
Dedication
"In honor of those who fought against fascism"
Year of composition
1968
Type
Solo voice(s), choir & orchestra
Instrumentation
narrator - mixed choir (S-A-T-B) - 4 fl., 4 ob., 4 fg. - 4 tr., 4 trb. - perc. - 2 pf., org. - strings: 10 vla., 8 cb.
Duration
18 min
Movements, parts
1. Nenia
2. Parte princpale
3. Epilogo
Text
SOPHOCLES; JÓZSEF, Attila
Language
Hungarian
Publisher / Source
Universal Music Publishing Editio Musica Budapest Z. 10205
Available here!
Recordings
Hungaroton LPX-11523, 1971 - Miklós Gábor (narrator), Gábor Lehotka (org.), Choir and Symphony Orchestra of the Hungarian Radio and Television, János Sándor (cond.) (Available on youtube.com)
Remarks, other info
After the play "Antigone" by Sophocles and the poem "Levegőt" (Air) by Attila József