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Title of the work

March of Ants

Composer
Balogh Máté
Original / Hungarian title
Hangyák indulója
Foreign language / English title
March of Ants
Subtitle
Cantata for narrator, soprano, mixed choir and orchestra, based on László Bertók´s text
Dedication
to the Pannon Philharmonic Orchestra, Pécs
Year of composition
2021
Type
Solo voice(s), choir & orchestra
Instrumentation
narrator, S. solo - mixed choir - 2 fl., 2 ob., 2 cl., 2 fg. - 4 cor., 3 tr., 3 trb., tuba - timp., perc. (3 esec.) - cel. - strings: 12 vl. 1, 10 vl. 2, 8 vla., 6 vlc., 5 cb.
Duration
20 min
Text
BERTÓK, László
Language
Hungarian
Commissioned by
Pannon Philharmonic Orchestra, Pécs
Premiere information
6 December 2021, Kodály Center, Pécs, Hungary; Marianna Váradi (S.), Balázs Lázár (narrator), Pannon Philharmonic Festival Choir, Pannon Philharmonic Orchestra, András Vass (cond.)
Publisher / Source
MS
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Remarks, other info
Based on the text of László Bertók