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Title of the work

Three Madrigals

Composer
Decsényi János
Original / Hungarian title
Három madrigál
Foreign language / English title
Three Madrigals
Subtitle
On Hungarian folk texts - For mixed choir
Year of composition
1956
Type
Mixed choir
Instrumentation
mixed choir (S-A-T-B)
Duration
7 min
Movements, parts
1. Szánottam.../ I ploughed the lawn
2. Komor galamb... / Gloomy dove
3. Élj boldogan... / Live happily
Text
Hungarian folk text(s)
Language
Hungarian
Premiere information
1957, Hungarian Radio, Budapest; Choir of Hungarian State Folk Ensemble, Imre Csenki (cond.)
Publisher / Source
MS
Recordings
REcording of the premiere, Hungarian Radio, 1957 - Choir of Hungarian State Folk Ensemble, Imre Csenki (cond.)
Remarks, other info
First prize winner at the Vercelli Composers Competition, Italy in 1956