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In Memoriam... on a sentence of Béla Józsa - For 12 Voices and 36 Instrumentalists

Composer
Szabó Csaba
Original / Hungarian title
In Memoriam... Józsa Béla egy mondatára - 12 énekhangra és 36 hangszerjátékosra
Foreign language / English title
In Memoriam... on a sentence of Béla Józsa - For 12 Voices and 36 Instrumentalists
Year of composition
1977
Type
Solo voice(s) with orchestra
Number of players
48
Instrumentation
3 S., 3 A., 3 T., 3 B. solo - 2 fl., 2 ob., 2 cl., 2 cor., 2 tr., trb., perc. (2 esec. - I anche timp., tmb.picc.c.c., ptti., wood bl., II anche gr.c., circampane - strings: 12 vl., 6 vla., 4 vlc., 2 cb.

The vocalist´s instruments: S. (anche trg., raganella, frusta), A. (anche cas., claves, maracas), T. (anche ptto.picc., 2 ptto.sosp.), B. (anche ptto.sosp.)
Duration
13 min
Movements, parts
1. Motto
2. Premonitions
3. In Hell
4. Epilogue
Text
JÓZSA, Béla
Language
Hungarian
Commissioned by
Union of Composers and Musicologists from Romania
Premiere information
20 June 1977, Marosvásárhely, Romania; Choir and Symphony Orchestra of Marosvásárhely, Cristian Mandeal (cond.)
Publisher / Source
MS (Unpublished)
Remarks, other info
Based on the text by Béla Józsa