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

Funeral Music


Composer

Original / Hungarian title
Gyászzene
Foreign language / English title
Funeral Music
Subtitle
For two flutes
Dedication
In memoriam Gábor József
Year of composition
2017

Type
Chamber Music
Number of players
2
Instrumentation
2 fl.
Duration
6 min

Movements, parts
One movement

Commissioned by
István Matuz
Premiere information
4 December 2017, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary; Márk Fülep, István Matuz (fl.)
Publisher / Source
MS
Recordings
Hungarian Radio, 2017 - Márk Fülep, Gergely Ittzés (fl.) Radio "Z", 2021 - Márk Fülep, István Matuz (fl.)
Remarks, other info
The work is based on two melodies from László Lajtha´s collection "Vigil-Songs from Sopron County" (1956): "A fényes nap immár lenyugodott…" and "Gondold meg azt ember Isten van az égben…"