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Vuk Suite

Composer
Fülep Márk
Original / Hungarian title
Vuk szvit
Foreign language / English title
Vuk Suite
Subtitle
For narrator and chamber symphony orchestra
Dedication
to the MÁV Symphony Orchestra, in memoriam István Fekete
Year of composition
2022
Type
Solo voice(s) with chamber orchestra
Instrumentation
narrator - fl. (anche fl.a.), ob. (anche c.ing.), cl.b., fg. - cor. 1, cor. 2, tr., trb. - timp. (ad lib.), perc. (tamb., campli., xil., ptto., tmb.picc.c.c., gr.c., tom-tom, trg., wind machine, temple bl., frusta, rattle, guiro, rain-stick, whistle) - strings: 4 vl. 1, 4 vl. 2, 4 vla., 3 vlc., cb. - other sound-imitating instruments: cuckoo whistle, frog, bottle, pot, cmpc., anvil
Duration
48 min
Movements, parts
I. Éjszaka az erdőben
II. Vuk
III. Karak, a bölcs róka
IV. Vuk ismerkedik az állatokkal
V. A Simabőrű házánál
VI. Kutyaélet, kutyasors (Swing)
VII. Aratás és menekülés
VIII. Vuk csínytevései
IX. Vadászat
X. Vuk és Csele (Keringő)
XI. Vuk családja (Finale)
Text
FÜLEP, Márk
Language
Hungarian
Premiere information
1 October 2022, Kristály Színtér, Margaret Island, Budapest; Edit Székely (narrator), MÁV Symphony Orchestra, Paul Marsovszky (cond.)
Publisher / Source
MS
Recordings
Live video-recording of the premiere, 2022 - Edit Székely (narrator), MÁV Symphony Orchestra, Paul Marsovszky (cond.) (Available on youtube.com)
Remarks, other info
Composed: 2021 - 2022

Text by the composer, based on the novel "Vuk" by István Fekete (with the kind permission of István Fekete Jr. and his wife)