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Title of the work

Las Vegas

Composer
Horváth Balázs
Original / Hungarian title
Las Vegas
Foreign language / English title
Las Vegas
Subtitle
For voice (mezzo), cello and harp
Dedication
(in memory of the gibberish poets)
Year of composition
2025
Type
Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s)
Number of players
3
Instrumentation
voice (mezzo) - vlc., arpa
Duration
6 min
Movements, parts
One movement
Text
TANDORI, Dezső; WEÖRES, Sándor; CICERO; KARINTHY, Frigyes
Language
Hungarian / Latin
Premiere information
18 May 2025, CentriFUGA Production: Halandzsa, FUGA - Center of Architecture, Budapest; Eszter Gyüdi (S.), Tamás Zétényi (vlc.), Panna Vágó Szöllősy (arpa)
Publisher / Source
MS
Available here!
Recordings
Video recording of the premiere, 2025 - Eszter Gyüdi (S.), Tamás Zétényi (vlc.), Panna Vágó Szöllősy (arpa) (Available on youtube.com)
Remarks, other info
Lyrics: Dezső Tandori: How not to get out of practice; Sándor Weöres: Barbarian song (Imaginary original and imaginary translation); Lorem ipsum (Cicero: On the supreme good and evil), Frigyes Karinthy: A pő, ha engemély... (in Hungarian and Latin)