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Title of the work

Arctic Dawn

Composer
Balogh Máté
Original / Hungarian title
Arctic Dawn
Foreign language / English title
Arctic Dawn
Subtitle
Ritualistic rondo for mixed choir and claves ad libitum
Dedication
to the Viadana Chamber Choir
Year of composition
2025
Type
Choir and solo instrument(s)
Instrumentation
mixed choir - claves (ad lib.)
Duration
3 min
Movements, parts
One movement
Text
Folk text(s)
Language
Inuktut
Premiere information
19 October 2025, Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest; Viadana Chamber Choir, Dunaújváros
Publisher / Source
Universal Music Publishing Editio Musica Budapest Ⓒ 2026, Z. 15306
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Remarks, other info
The three-minute composition is described by the composer as a ´´ritual rondo´´. The Inuit folk text, collected by Franz Boas (1858-1942), appears in the work as a musical layer, creating a kind of communal, ritualistic experience, as if the sounds of an ancient ceremony were being brought to life. This aligns with the nature-oriented, communal, and spiritual worldview of Inuit traditions, in which music and ritual are closely intertwined. Arctic Dawn is thus not merely an atmospheric piece, but also a cultural reflection: alongside the image of the Arctic dawn, it conveys the musical imprint of a distant, ancient world through the means of contemporary choral writing.