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

In memoriam János Esterházy


Composer

Original / Hungarian title
In memoriam János Esterházy
Foreign language / English title
In memoriam János Esterházy
Subtitle
Mass-oratorio for male choir with soprano and cello solos
Dedication
For the Saint Ephraim Male Choir
Year of composition
2022

Type
Solo voice(s), choir & solo instrument(s)
Instrumentation
S., vlc. solo - male choir (T-Bar-B) - 4 camp., 2 bicchieri da vino
Movements, parts
1. Introitus: Prayer / Könyörgés
2. KYRIE
3. Light / Fény
4. GLORIA
5. On this Land / Ezen a földön
6. CREDO
7. Night and Day / Éjjel és nappal
8. SANCTUS
9. Closer and Closer / Mind közelebb
10. AGNUS DEI

Text
CZIGLÉNYI, Boglárka
Language
Hungarian / Latin
Premiere information
17 September 2022, János Esterházy Pilgrimage Center, Dolné Obdokovce, Slovakia; Beata Breinich (S.), Tamás Kirkósa (vlc.), Sain Ephraim Male Choir
Publisher / Source
Luna-Sol Edition, LS 2401, Copyright Ⓒ 2024 by Béla Faragó
Remarks, other info
Libretto by Boglárka Cziglényi based on diaries and letters by Lujza Esterházy, Mária Esterházy and János Esterházy

Supported by the Hungarian National Cultural Fund in 2022