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Popol Vuh (Book of the Hopi)

Composer
Mátyássy Szabolcs
Original / Hungarian title
Popol Vuh (Hopik könyve)
Foreign language / English title
Popol Vuh (Book of the Hopi)
Subtitle
Oratorio in 5 pictures - For 4 soloists, choir and orchestra
Year of composition
2016
Type
Solo voice(s), choir & orchestra
Instrumentation
S., A., T., B. soli, mixed choir (S-A-T-B) - 2 fl. (anche picc., fl.a.), 2 ob. (anche c.ing.), 2 cl. (anche cl.b.), 2 fg. - 3 cor., 2 tr., 2 trb., tuba – timp, perc. (2 esec.: vibr., xil., side drum, gr.c., trg., ptti., tam-tam, tambourine, camp., bell) - arpa, pf. (anche cel., synth.) - strings: 10 vl. 1, 8 vl. 2, 6 vla., 4 vlc., 2 cb.
Text
JANIK, László
Language
Hungarian
Premiere information
1 June 2016, Grand Hall, Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, Budapest; Ágnes MOlnár, Gabriella Balga, Donát Varga, Péter Cser, Choir of the Academy, Danubia Orchestra, Máté Sípos Szabó (cond.)
Publisher / Source
MS
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Remarks, other info
Libretto by László Janik, after György Petri´s translations