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Title of the work

2 Madrigale / 2 Madrigals

Composer
Seiber Mátyás
Original / Hungarian title
2 Madrigals / 2 madrigál
Foreign language / English title
2 Madrigale / 2 Madrigals
Subtitle
For mixed choir a capella
Year of composition
1929
Type
Mixed choir
Instrumentation
mixed choir (S-A-T-B)
Duration
5 min
Movements, parts
1. Gespenst / Ghost
2. Das Problem / The problem
Text
MORGENSTERN, Christian
Language
German / English
Publisher / Source
Universal Edition
Available here!
Recordings
SOMM Recordings, 2014 - Choir of the 21st Century, Howard Williams (cond.)
Remarks, other info
Based on the poems by Christian Morgenstern

English translations by Eric Smith