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Notes on Hungary

Composer
Polgár Tibor
Original / Hungarian title
Notes on Hungary
Foreign language / English title
Notes on Hungary
Subtitle
Suite in 5 movements for concert band based on Hungarian folk songs
Year of composition
1971
Type
Wind orchestra
Instrumentation
3 fl., 2 ob., 5 cl., 2 cl.b., 2 fg., 4 sax. - 4 cor., 2 tr., 4 crnt., 3 trb., 2 euph., 2 tuba - perc. (5 esec.) - arpa - 2 cb.
Duration
13 min
Movements, parts
1. Sunrise
2. Children playing
3. A song of homesickness
4. Gypsy song
5. In the soldiers´ camp
Premiere information
1 November 1971, Univerity of Toronto, Canada; University of Toronto Concert Band, Robert Rosevear (cond.)
Publisher / Source
Unpublished, printed by Canadian Music Centre
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Recordings
Recording of the premiere, 1971 - University of Toronto Concert Band, Robert Rosevear (cond.)