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

Four short Victorian poems


Composer

Original / Hungarian title
Four short Victorian poems / Négy rövid viktoriánus vers
Foreign language / English title
Four short Victorian poems
Subtitle
For mezzo-soprano and accordeon
Dedication
to Lore Lixenberg and Timo Kinnunen
Year of composition
2019

Type
Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s)
Number of players
2
Instrumentation
Ms., acc.
Duration
5 min

Movements, parts
1. Robert Browning: Rhyme for a Child Viewing a Naked Venus in a Painting of "The Judgement of Paris
2. Alfred Tennyson: "The Eagle"
3. George MacDonald: "The Shortest and Sweetest of Songs"
4. Lewsi Carroll: "How Doth the Little Crocodile"

Text
BROWNING, Robert; TENNYSON, Lord Alfred; MacDONALD, George; CARROLL, Lewis
Language
English
Premiere information
22 March 2021, Online Concert, Folkoperan, Stockholm; Alexandra Büchel (S.), Irina Serotyuk (acc.)
Publisher / Source
Swedish Music Information Centre, 153244
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Remarks, other info
Based on the poems by R. Browning, A. Tennyson, G. MacDonald and L. Carroll