Universal Edition - Zoltán Kodály – Dances of Galánta | for orchestra

Zoltán Kodály
16.12.1882—06.03.1967

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Zoltán Kodály
Dances of Galánta | for orchestra

Work Details
Year of composition: 1933
Scored for: for orchestra
Composer: Zoltán Kodály
Instrumentation: 2 2 2 2 - 4 2 0 0 - timp, perc, str
Instrumentation details: 1st flute; 2nd flute (+picc); 1st oboe; 2nd oboe; 1st clarinet in A; 2nd clarinet in A; 1st bassoon; 2nd bassoon; 1st horn in F; 2nd horn in F; 3rd horn in F; 4th horn in F; 1st trumpet in C; 2nd trumpet in C; timpani; percussion; violin I; violin II; viola; violoncello; contrabass
Duration (min): 13
Dedication: A Budapesti Filharmóniai Társaság alakulásának 80. évfordulójára.
To the 80th anniversary of the Budapest Philharmonic Society.
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World Première
Location: Budapest / Hungary
Date: 23.10.1933
Orchestra: Orchester der Philharmonischen Gesellschaft Budapest
Conductor: Ernö Dohnányi
Work Introduction

Zoltán Kodály composed Tänze aus Galánta for the celebration of the 80th anniversary of the Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra in 1933. He chose the themes from written librettos: “Galánta is a small, Hungarian market town on the old railway line between Vienna and Budapest, [...]

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