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

Ikaros


Composer

Original / Hungarian title
Ikaros
Foreign language / English title
Ikaros
Subtitle
Scenic oratorio for soli, choir and orchestra
Year of composition
1970

Type
Solo voice(s), choir & orchestra
Instrumentation
B., S., T., Bar. - male choir (T-B) - 2 fl. (II anche picc.), 2 ob., 2 cl., 2 fg. - 4 cor., 3 tr., 3 trb., tuba - timp., perc. (2 ptti., tmb.picc.c.c., tam-tam, 2 tom-tom, gr.c., ptto.sosp., xil., vibr., bells) - arpa, cel. - strings: vl. 1, vl. 2, vla., vlc., cb.
Duration
33 min

Movements, parts
I. (Ifjak és papok - a labyrintusban)
II. (Krétai nő panasza)
III. (Minos és a papok)
IV. (Újabb ikariai áldarutoll indulója)
V. (Ikaros ...)
VI. (A repülés)
VII. Finale

Text
CSANÁDY, János
Language
Hungarian
Publisher / Source
Typeset from the autograph manuscript by Tobias Broeker (2025)
Available here!
Remarks, other info
Based on the poem by János Csanády