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Title of the work

Dance of Death

Composer
Emszt András
Original / Hungarian title
Haláltánc
Foreign language / English title
Dance of Death
Subtitle
Oratoric work for strings, trumpet, piano and choir
Year of composition
2018
Type
Choir and chamber ensemble
Instrumentation
choir (mixed) - tr., pf. - strings: 2 vl., vla., vlc.
Movements, parts
Prelúdium / Prelude
I. Ó, a halál / Oh, Death
II. Haláltánc / Dance of Death
III. Haláltánc / Dance of Death
Text
KOSZTOLÁNYI, Dezső; BABITS, Mihály; WEÖRES, Sándor;
Language
Hungarian
Premiere information
27 October 2018, Nádor Hall, Budapest; Vox Insana Chamber Choir, Balázs Igric (tr.), András Emszt (pf.), Adrienn Blahunka, Vanessza Korb (vl.), Előd Soós (vla.), János Aranyos (vlc.), Csaba Tőri (cond.)
Publisher / Source
MS
Recordings
Video recording of the premiere, 2018 - Vox Insana Chamber Choir, Balázs Igric (tr.), András Emszt (pf.), Adrienn Blahunka, Vanessza Korb (vl.), Előd Soós (vla.), János Aranyos (vlc.), Csaba Tőri (cond.) (Excerpt available on youtube.com)
Remarks, other info
Based on poems by Dezső Kosztolányi, Mihály Babits and Sándor Weöres