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Compass

Composer
Horváth Balázs
Original / Hungarian title
Compass
Foreign language / English title
Compass
Subtitle
For cello and 2 percussionists
Year of composition
2024
Type
Chamber Music
Number of players
3
Instrumentation
vlc., perc. (2 esec.: vibr., campli., 5 wood blocks, tmb. di legno Afr. [with 2 tongues], marimba, 3 ptto.sosp. [Splash, Crash, Ride], 2 bongo, 4 cmpc. [F3 - D-flat4, G-flat4 – C5])
Duration
12 min
Movements, parts
1. Second and third circles (Hommage á Pat Metheny)
2. Pillangó (Butterfly; in memoriam Péter Eötvös)
3. Corsa (Run; Hommage á Frederic Chopin)
Premiere information
19 August 2024, "Entrance with Family" Concert Series of the Holló-Family, Búzaszem Primary School, Göd, Hungary; Judit Szabó (vlc.), Aurél Holló, Mátyás Holló (perc.)
Publisher / Source
MS
Available here!
Recordings
Video recording of the premiere, 2024 - Judit Szabó (vlc.), Aurél Holló, Mátyás Holló (perc.) (Available on youtube.com)