Kodály: Choral Works for Mixed Voices
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- Composer: Zoltán Kodály (1882-1967)
- Instrumentation: SATB Choir
- Work Language: Hungarian
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- Size: 6.7 x 9.4 inches
- Pages: 404
Description
Zoltán Kodály's unaccompanied mixed choruses first appeared in print in 1943 as a collected volume published by the association Magyar Kórus. This collection contained twenty-five works. in 1951, the volume was released again in the author's edition, being expanded with eight new compositions, but without Első áldozás (First Communion). Reprint editions of this collection had been distributed by Editio Musica Budapest until 1972, when a "commemorative extended edition" of the mixed choruses was issued, edited by Lajos Bárdos. Until now, reprints of this collection with forty-five compositions have been circulated. Péter Erdei carefully compared the printed edition with the manuscripts of the works preserved at the Kodály Archives. As a result of his work, in 2011 we emended a number of misprints, including those that had been inherited since the earliest print.
Seventy-five years after the first release, the time has come for Kodály's collected choral works for mixed voices to appear in a completely new, expanded edition. Our collection contains six compositions that were not included in earlier editions: Jövel, Szentlélek Úristen (Come, Holy Spirit), Miatyánk (The Lord's Prayer), Miserere, Salló Pista, Semmit ne bánkódjál (Do Not Grieve), Újesztendőt köszöntő (A Christmas Carol). in addition, two versions - both equally authentic - are published of the work known under the title of Naphimnusz (Canticle of the Sun), due to earlier editions; the new release comes with lyrics in Hebrew and English (Adoration), as well as Dénes Szedő's Hungarian translation (Napének [Hymn of the Sun]). This is the most complete and most authentic edition of Kodály's mixed choruses to date; it is printed in a slightly larger format than previous editions, and it contains new easily-legible music scores and an informative epilogue.
Contents:
- To the Singing Youth (for mixed boys' choir)
- The Arms of Hungary
- Epigraph (for small mixed choir)
- Epigraph (for large mixed choir)
- La Marseillaise
- Horatii Carmen II. 10. (...de aurea mediocritate...) - To the Muse of Song
- Cohors Generosa (for mixed boys' choir) Old Hungarian students' greeting
- Pista Salló (Hungarian folksong)
- A Song from Gömör (Hungarian folksong)
- Evening Song (Hungarian folksong)
- See the Gypsies (Two Hungarian folksongs)
- Transylvanian Lament (Hungarian folksong)
- The Peacock
- Mátra Pictures (Based on Hungarian folksongs)
- Anna Molnár (Székely folk ballad) -A Christmas Carol (Hungarian folksong)
- A Birthday Greeting (Hungarian folksong)
- Greeting on St.John's Day (for mixed boys' choir)
- Norwegian Girls
- The Aged
- Evening
- I will Go Look for Death - Funeral Lament
- An Ode for Music
- Adoration (Traditional Hebrew prayer)
- Hymn of the Sun (Old Hebrew melody)
- O Come, o Come, Emmanuel (Advent Hymn) from an 18th-century French Missale
- Pange lingua (Hymn by St Thomas Aquinas)
- Miserere (for double choir) (Part of Psalm 50)
- The Lord's Prayer
- First Communion (12th-century Gregorian melody)
- The Te Deum of Sándor Sík
- Come, Holy Spirit
- Beseeching
- Geneva Psalm 50
- Geneva Psalm 121
- Jesus and the Traders (Gospel of John, ch.2, v.13)
- Do not Grieve (Song by András Horvát Szkhárosi with melody of the time)
- Hymn to King Stephen (for mixed boys' choir) (Bozóky hymn book, 1797)
- Hymn to King Stephen (for smal mixed choir) (Bozóky hymn book, 1797)
- Hymn to King Stephen (for large mixed choir) (Bozóky hymn book, 1797)
- An Invocation to Peace - The Year 1801
- The Hungarian Nation
- To the Transylvanians
- Too Late
- Lament
- Battle Song (for double choir)
- O my Nation's Grieving
- An Ode to Ferenc Liszt
- Zrínyi's Hymn
- Song of Faith
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Choral Score
A score for vocalists that only contains the vocal lines. The instrumental parts are not there for reference. Generally, cheaper than a vocal score and requires multiple copies for purchase.
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Paperback
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Performance / Playing Score
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Set of Parts
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Solo Part with Piano Reduction
For solo pieces with orchestra, this is a version that contains a piano reduction of the orchestra parts. For piano pieces, two copies are typically needed for performance.
Study Score
A small (think choral size) copy of the complete score meant for studying, and not playing. They make great add-ons when learning concertos and small chamber works.
Vocal Score
A score prepared for vocalists that includes the piano/organ part or a reduction of the instrumental parts.
Wind Set
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With Audio
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Kodály: Choral Works for Mixed Voices
