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Choralair Symphony

Composer
Karosi Bálint
Original / Hungarian title
Choralair Symphony
Foreign language / English title
Choralair Symphony
Subtitle
For symphonic wind ensemble and organ
Dedication
"Must the Devil Have All the Good Tunes?"
Year of composition
2017
Type
Wind orchestra
Instrumentation
picc., 2 or 3 fl. 1, 2 or 3 fl. 2, 2 or 3 fl. 3, ob. 1, ob. 2 (anche c.ing.), 2 or 3 cl. 1, 2 or 3 cl. 2, 2 or 3 cl. 3, cl.b., fg. 1, fg. 2 (anche cfg.) - 6 tr., 4 cor., 2 trb.t., trb.b., 2 euph., tuba - pipe org., pf. - timp., perc. (4 esec. - I: ptti., chimes; II: gr.c., tmb.picc.c.c., wood bl., ptti., crot., flex., tam-tam, anvil; III: vibr., xil., campli., tam-tam, guiro, tom-tom, camp., trg., ptto.sosp., bell tree; IV: campli., ptto.sosp., shaker, tmb.picc.c.c., tom-tom, trg., gr.c.)
Duration
22 min
Movements, parts
1. A Mighty Fortress
2. All Glory to be on God on High
3. With Peace and Joy
4. O How Brightly Shines the Morningstar
Commissioned by
Wind Symphony at Concordia River Forest in Chicago for the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation
Premiere information
14 April 2019, Saint Peter´s Church, New York; Southern New Hampshire University Wind Ensamble, Richard Cook (cond.)
Publisher / Source
MS
Available here!
Recordings
Recording of the premiere, 2019 - 14 April 2019, Saint Peter´s Church, New York; Southern New Hampshire University Wind Ensamble, Richard Cook (cond.) (Excerpts avalable on soundcloud.com)