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Transcription - Six Pieces from Tchaikovsky´s "Children´s Album"

Composer
Decsényi János
Original / Hungarian title
Átirat - Hat darab Csajkovszkij "Gyermekalbum" című sorozatából
Foreign language / English title
Transcription - Six Pieces from Tchaikovsky´s "Children´s Album"
Subtitle
For youth string orchestra
Year of composition
1965
Type
Chamber orchestra
Number of players
15
Instrumentation
strings: 5 vl. 1, 4 vl. 2, 2 vl. 3, 2 vla. (ad lib.), 2 vlc.
Duration
7 min
Movements, parts
1. Reggeli dal / Morning song
2. Régi francia dal / Old French air
3. Ólomkatonák indulója / March of the tin soldiers
4. Téli reggel / Winter morning
5. Babatemetés / The doll´s funeral
6. Édes álmodozás / Sweet reverie
Publisher / Source
Editio Musica Budapest © 1970, Z. 3628
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Recordings
Hungarian Radio, 1976 - Youth Orchestra of the Szombathely Music School, János Sándor (cond.)
Remarks, other info
Arranged for youth string orchestra by János Decsényi and Ottó Till