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

Iocasté (Chamber Cantata No. 2)


Composer

Original / Hungarian title
Iocasté (II. Kamarakantáta)
Foreign language / English title
Iocasté (Chamber Cantata No. 2)
Subtitle
Poem by Zsuzsa Beney - For soprano voice, flute, clarinet, harp and string trio
Year of composition
1979

Type
Solo voice(s) with ensemble
Number of players
7
Instrumentation
S. - fl., cl. - arpa - strings: vl., vla., vlc.
Duration
19 min

Text
BENEY, Zsuzsa
Language
Hungarian
Commissioned by
Rikskoncerter for the Marosensemble
Premiere information
7 May 1981, Berwaldhallen, Stockholm; Ilona Maros (S.), Marosensemble, Miklós Maros (cond.)
Publisher / Source
Universal Music Publishing Editio Musica Budapest © 1982, Z. 8948
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