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Funeral Rite

Composer
Jeney Zoltán
Original / Hungarian title
Halotti szertartás
Foreign language / English title
Funeral Rite
Subtitle
To Hungarian Lamentation Songs
Year of composition
2005
Type
Solo voice(s), choir & orchestra
Instrumentation
Ms., A., T., Bar., B. solo - double mixed choir - 4 fl. (II anche picc., III anche fl.a., IV anche fl.b.), 4 ob. (anche c.ing.), 6 cl. (anche cl.s., cl.b., cl.cb.), 4 sax., 3 fg., cfg. - 8 cor., 4 tr., tr.b., 3 trb., tuba - timp., perc. (13 esec. - 5 tom-tom, 5 claves, 5 crot., 5 gong, tam-tam, camp., vibr.) - cel., arpa, cimb., pf. - strings: 14 vl. 1, 12 vl. 2, 10 vla., 8 vlc., 6 cb.
Duration
180 min
Movements, parts
1. Commendatio animae - A lélek elajánlása
2. Vesperae mortuorum
3. Vigilia defunctorum
4. Absolutio - Feloldozás
5. Depositio corporis
6. Consolatio - Vigasztalás
Text
liturgical; Hungarian poets;
Language
Hungarian / Latin / Hebrew / Greek
Premiere information
22 October 2005; Klára Kolonits, Katalin Károlyi, Timothy Bentch, Róbert Rezsnyák, Péter Fried, Amadinda Percussion Group, Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir, Zoltán Kocsis (cond.)
Publisher / Source
Editio Musica Budapest, J-26 (Material on hire)
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1 min. sample
1 Honneni elohim
2 Absolve domine
3 De profundis clamavi
4 Choral: Minden eltűnendők
Remarks, other info
Composed: 1987 - 2005

The six movements might be performed separately as independent compositions
 

Recordings

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