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Book of Memorial

Composer
Decsényi János
Original / Hungarian title
Emlékkönyv
Foreign language / English title
Book of Memorial
Subtitle
Audiovisual oratorio for soprano and bass voices, chamber choir, chamber ensemble, electronics and projected images
Dedication
"to the memory of my Grandparents"
Year of composition
1998
Type
Solo voice(s), choir & orchestra
Instrumentation
S., B. solo - mixed choir (S-A-T-B) - fl. (anche picc.), ob., cl. (anche cl.b.), fg. - cor., tr., trb. - timp., perc. - arpa - pf. - strings: vl. 1, vl. 2, vla., vlc., cb. - actress, actor
Duration
80 min
Movements, parts
1. Grandfather
2. Girlfriends
3. Serena
4. Perfume
5. Oscar
6. Mother
7. Michael
8. Betty
9. Uncle
10. Father
11. Grandmother
Text
DECSÉNYI, János
Language
Hungarian
Commissioned by
the Cultural Committee of the Budapest City Assembly
Premiere information
19 March 1998, Budapest; Adrienne Csengery (S.), Péter Fried (B.), Nóra Parti (actress), Tibor Mercz (Actor), Gábor Eckhardt (pf), Tomkins Vocal Ensemble, János Dobra (cond.), Componensemble, Zsolt Serei (cond.)
Publisher / Source
MS
Remarks, other info
Composed: 1994 - 1998

The electronic recordings were made at the HEAR studio of the Hungarian Radio

The video material was prepared in the studio of the Foundation for Budapest with television.