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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.

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Title of the work

A Prayer Against Curse

Composer
Solti Árpád
Original / Hungarian title
Rontás elleni imádság
Foreign language / English title
A Prayer Against Curse
Subtitle
For piccolo and piano (harp)
Year of composition
2019
Type
Chamber Music
Number of players
2
Instrumentation
picc., pf.
Duration
5 min
Movements, parts
One movement
Commissioned by
Ákos Dratsay
Publisher / Source
MS
Recordings
CD "Shut it down!" MZK Publishing, 2020 - Máté Bán (picc.), Anastasia Razvalyaeva (arpa) (Available on youtube.com)
Remarks, other info
"Composed on demand for Ákos Dratsay on Piccolo and piano, the work is based upon the liturgical lines found in Greek Orthodox rituals: “We need not fear evil for You, my God, are with me. You, oh mighty Lord, are my strength; you, the God of Peace and the Lord of all for ages to come.” What begins as no more than a whispered prayer, the music gradually grows into a woeful lament, eventually developing into an all- out vocal plea for guidance. Based on a three-part form entitled a Song without a Text, the composition was initially devised for piccolo and piano in 2014. Adapting the part originally called Witch’s Sabbath Sound set, the new interpretation has given it a positive spin, using it as a counterpoint to the theme. (Árpád Solti)