Composition database

This is the Composition Database of BMC, which includes information about works by composers that are either Hungarian or Hungarian by origin or live in Hungary.

Title of the work

little requiem


Composer

Original / Hungarian title
kis rekviem
Foreign language / English title
little requiem
Subtitle
Oratorio for male choir, 2 violas, cello and double bass
Year of composition
2022

Type
Choir and solo instrument(s)
Instrumentation
male choir - strings: 2 vla., vlc., cb.
Duration
16 min

Movements, parts
1. Introitus
2. Kyrie
3. Lacrimosa
4. Dona nobis

Text
PILINSZKY, János; PETŐFI, Sándor; liturgical
Language
Hungarian / Latin
Commissioned by
Male Choir of the Hungarian Army
Premiere information
11 April 2022; Male Choir of the Hungarian Army, András Kurgyis, András Rudolf (vla.), Sára Lakatos (vlc.), Attila Martos (cb.), Tibor Lógó (cond.)
Publisher / Source
Remarks, other info
The work includes texts by Sándor Petőfi and János Pilinszky, as well as fragments from the Latin requiem text.

Revised in 2023