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Title of the work

The Tiger, The Donkey and the Lemmings

Composer
Decsényi János
Original / Hungarian title
A tigris, a szamár és a lemmingek
Foreign language / English title
The Tiger, The Donkey and the Lemmings
Subtitle
Three songs on poems by William Blake, Gilbert Keith Chesterton and John Masefield
Year of composition
1998
Type
Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s)
Number of players
2
Instrumentation
Ms. - pf.
Duration
12 min
Movements, parts
1. Blake: A tigris / The Tiger
2. Chesterton: A szamár / The Donkey
3. Masefield: A lemmingek / The Lemmings
Text
BLAKE, William; CHESTERTON, Gilbert Keith; MASEFIELD, John
Language
Hungarian
Premiere information
1 March 1999, Marble Hall, Hungarian Radio, Budapest;
Publisher / Source
MS
Recordings
Recording of the premiere, Hungarian Radio, 1999