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Title of the work

Passacaglia della morte

Composer
Tornyai Péter
Original / Hungarian title
Passacaglia della morte
Foreign language / English title
Passacaglia della morte
Subtitle
Cantata for female and male voices, and violoncello
Dedication
to Trio Passacaglia
Year of composition
2023
Type
Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s)
Number of players
3
Instrumentation
female voice, male voice (anche perc.) - vlc. (anche chit.)
Duration
45 min
Movements, parts
No.1 Passacaille macabre (Violoncello solo)
No.1b Invocatio
No.2 Quodlibet
No.3 обряд / Ritual
No.4 Tiszavirág / Ephemeroptera (1)
No.5 Passacaglia der Verlassenen
No.6 Tiszavirág / Ephemeroptera (2)
No.7a Contrapunctus
No.7b Chacony in the Air
No.8 Tiszavirág / Ephemeroptera (3)
No.9 Sequentia
No.10a Pasacalle de la vida
No.10b Psalmus
No.11 "...mikor az kizöldül..."
No.12 Virág (4)
No.13a Choral
No.13b Postludium (Violoncello solo)
Text
Book of Job
Language
Hebrew / ancient Greek / Latin / English / German / French / Italian / Spanish /
Commissioned by
Trio Passacaglia
Premiere information
10 November 2023, Concert "Passacaglia della vita", Solti Hall, Academy of Music, Budapest; Judit Rajk (voice), László Kéringer (voice), Tamás Zétényi (vlc.)
Publisher / Source
MS
Recordings
Video recording of the premiere, 2023 (Recorded by Studio AVISO) - Judit Rajk (voice), László Kéringer (voice), Tamás Zétényi (vlc.) (Available on youtube.com)
Remarks, other info
Texts selected by the composer from Book of Job