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Title of the work

The Silly President

Composer
Varga Judit
Original / Hungarian title
The Silly President
Foreign language / English title
The Silly President
Subtitle
For a talking percussionist
Year of composition
2021
Type
Instrumental solo
Number of players
1
Instrumentation
perc. (1 esec.: tmb.picc.c.c., otamatone [ad.lib. flex.], finger cymbal (two pairs), wind machine, gr.c., 4 different pieces of anything)
Duration
10 min
Movements, parts
I - II - III - IV - V
Language
English
Premiere information
6 December 2021, "Here and Now: Hommage á Zoltán Kocsis", Chamber Music Evening of Zoltán Rácz, Solti Hall, Liszt Academy, Budapest; Zoltán Rácz (perc.)
Publisher / Source
Universal Edition (Published via scodo)
Available here!
Recordings
Video recording of the premiere, 2021 - Zoltán Rácz (perc.) (Available on youtube.com)
Remarks, other info
"The Silly President is a solo work for a talking percussionist. The five short movements form a wacky whimsical tribute to a former president. The lyrics are original quotes from the protagonist himself. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is not coincidental."