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

Det sanna ljuset / The true light


Composer

Original / Hungarian title
Det sanna ljuset / Az igazi fény
Foreign language / English title
Det sanna ljuset / The true light
Subtitle
For mixed choir, wind quintet and piano
Year of composition
2005

Type
Choir and chamber ensemble
Instrumentation
mixed choir (S-A-T-B) - fl., ob., cl., fg., cor. - pf.
Duration
25 min

Text
TRANSTRÖMER, Tomas; biblical
Language
Swedish
Commissioned by
Västmanlandsmusiken
Premiere information
8 October 2005, Konserthuset, Västerås, Sweden; Mölndals kammarkör, Vestmanniaensemblen, Jan Ivar Blixt (cond.)
Publisher / Source
Swedish Music Information Centre, 102609
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Remarks, other info
Based on the Bible and the text by Tomas Tranströmer