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Title of the work

Thoughts - by day, by night

Composer
Decsényi János
Original / Hungarian title
Gondolatok - nappal, éjszaka
Foreign language / English title
Thoughts - by day, by night
Subtitle
Reply to Th.W. Adorno - For soprano solo and symphony orchesta
Year of composition
1971
Type
Symphony orchestra
Instrumentation
S. solo - 2 fl. (I, II anche picc.), 2 ob., 2 cl., 2 fg. - 4 cor., 3 tr., 3 trb. - timp., perc. (tmb.picc.c.c., tmb.picc.s.c., gr.c., xylorimba, marimba, vibr., camp., ptti.sosp., ptti., frusta, iron pipes) - 2 arpa, pf., arm. - strings: 14 vl. 1, 12 vl. 2, 10 vla., 8 vlc., 8 cb.
Duration
13 min
Movements, parts
1. Imitációk / Imitation
2. Kontasztok / Contrasts
Commissioned by
Hungarian Radio
Premiere information
1972, Hungarian Radio, Budapest; Adrienne Csengery (S.), Budapest Symphony Orchestra, György Lehel (cond.)

1973, Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, Budapest; Adrienne Csengery (S.), Hungarian State Symphony Orchestra, Ervin Lukács (cond.)
Publisher / Source
Editio Musica Budapest © 1973, Z. 10140
Available here!
Recordings
Hungarian Radio, live recording of the premiere, 1972 - Adrienne Csengery (S.), Budapest Symphony Orchestra, György Lehel (cond.)
Remarks, other info
The soprano shoud sit in the orchestra and thus sound from the background