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Tragic Overture

Composer
Lendvay Kamilló
Original / Hungarian title
Tragikus nyitány
Foreign language / English title
Tragic Overture
Subtitle
For orchestra
Dedication
In Memory of the Hungarian Soviet Republic
Year of composition
1958
Type
Symphony orchestra
Instrumentation
3 fl. (III anche picc.), 2 ob., c.ing., 3 cl. (III anche cl.b.), 3 fg. (III anche cfg.) - 4 cor., 4 tr., 3 trb., tuba - 3 timp., perc. (2 esec. - xil., tmb.picc.c.c., gr.c., ptti, tam-tam) - 2 arpa, cel. - strings: 12 vl. 1, 10 vl. 2, 8 vla., 8 vlc., 6 cb.
Duration
16 min
Movements, parts
One movement
Premiere information
1959, Hungarian Radio, Budapest; Hungarian State Symphony Orchestra, Viktor Vaszy (cond.)
Publisher / Source
Editio Musica Budapest, L-98
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Recordings
Hungarian Radio
Remarks, other info
Hungarian State Competition for Composers, 1959