Composition database

This is the Composition Database of BMC, which includes information about works by composers that are either Hungarian or Hungarian by origin or live in Hungary.

Title of the work

Five Psalms for Mixed CHoir and Organ


Composer

Original / Hungarian title
Öt zsoltár vegyeskarra és orgonára
Foreign language / English title
Five Psalms for Mixed CHoir and Organ
Dedication
To the memory of Gáspár Károli, on the 400th Anniversary of his death
Year of composition
1991

Type
Choir and solo instrument(s)
Instrumentation
mixed choir - org.
Duration
17 min

Movements, parts
1. 13. Zsoltár (Dávid panasza) / 13th Psalm (David´s Complaint)
2. 133. Zsoltár (Az egyetértés ajánlása) / 133th Psalm (The Recommendation of Harmony)
3. 83. Zsoltár (A választott nép könyörgése az ő ellenségei ellen) / 83rd Psalm (Prayer of the Selected People Against their Enemies)
4. 137. Zsoltár (Megemlékezés a babiloni fogságról) / 137th Psalm (In Remembrance of the Babylonian Captivity)
5. 47. Zsoltár (Hálaadás az elvett jókért) / 47th Psalm (Thanks-giving for Goodness)

Text
biblical
Language
Hungarian
Premiere information
1 October 2000, Liszt-Hall, Conservatory of the Debrecen University; Debrecen Kodály Choir, Máté Szabó Sípos (cond.), Attila László Almásy (org.)
Publisher / Source
Genius Savariensis Foundation, Szombathely 2002
Remarks, other info
Hungarian translation by Gáspár Károlyi