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Besardo Suite [No. 1]

Composer
Seiber Mátyás
Original / Hungarian title
Besardo Suite [No. 1]
Foreign language / English title
Besardo Suite [No. 1]
Subtitle
For symphony orchestra
Year of composition
1940
Type
Orchestral work
Instrumentation
2 fl., 2 ob., 2 cl., 2 fg. - 2 cor., 2 tr., 2 trb. - perc. (1 esec.) - arpa - strings: vl. 1, vl .2, vla., vlc., cb.
Duration
16 min
Movements, parts
1. Präludium. Maestoso
2. Pas’e mezecourante. Andante, tempo di siciliano
3. Branle. Vivace
4. Air de court etballet. Andantino grazioso
5. Lamentatio. Lento espressivo
6. Villanelle
7. Allegro
Publisher / Source
Augener Ltd. London © 1952, Plate No. 18172
Remarks, other info
Based on melodies taken from "Thesaurus Harmonicus" (published in 1603) of J.B. Besardus