Description
Balázs Árpád: Selected Choral Works – Sheet Music for Children's and Upper Voices
Product Information
- Item Number: 15201
- ISMN: 9790080152010 / 979-0080152010
- Product Type: Playing Score
- Genre: Choral Work (Contemporary Hungarian)
- Setting: Upper Voices and Accompaniment, Upper Voices
- Language: Hungarian
- Length: 88 pages
- Publication Date: August 2022
- Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Editio Musica Budapest
Overview
English:
In celebration of his 85th birthday, a rich selection of choral works by Balázs Árpád has been published. Recognized both in Hungary and internationally, Balázs Árpád is celebrated for his unmistakable compositional technique—characterized by a festoon of beautifully singable "outer-inner" voices and a clear linear approach that traces a path from Palestrina to Kodály. From his early days as an active composer in both Hungarian and international choral circles, he has consistently applied the principles of singability in a language accessible to singing communities. This collection spans a diverse repertoire, including variations on classical texts, folk songs, and innovative motets, all of which have significantly enriched Hungarian vocal culture at home and abroad.
Hungarian:
Árpád Balázs 85. születésnapja tiszteletére jelenik meg gazdag kórusműterméséből válogatás. Balázs Árpád nemzedékének kiemelkedő alkotója, akit nemcsak hazánkban, hanem nemzetközileg is énekelnek, egyedi kompozíciós technikájával tűnik ki – melyet a jól énekelhető, egymást ölelő szólamok füzére és a Palestrina, majd Kodály közvetítésével kialakult lineáris gondolkodás jellemez. Már ifjú zeneszerzőként aktívan részt vett a magyar és nemzetközi kóruséletben, és tudatosan alkalmazta az énekelhetőség alapelveit. Válogatásunkban megtalálhatók a kánonoktól a nagyszabású kórusfreskókig inspirált művek, valamint a motetták, melyek hozzájárultak a magyar vokális kultúra hazai és külföldi sikeréhez.
Product Features
Format & Technical Details
- Page Count: 88 pages
- Format: Suitable for upper voices with accompaniment and a cappella
- Difficulty Level: Accessible for both children's and female choirs
- Usage: Ideal for concert performance and choral education
Content Breakdown
- Nemes Nagy Ágnes: Elderflower – Female Choir
- Calling to The Light – Children's Choir (canon at the fifth)
- Csanádi Imre: Walking the Moon – 1. Counting-out Rhyme – Children's Choir
- Tarbay Ede: Walking the Moon – 2. An Evening Song – Children's Choir
- Recrui-Tones – Children's Choir
- Csukás István: Jeering – Children's Choir
- Vasvári István: Preparing – Three Easy Choruses for Female or Children's Choir – 1. Spring
- Vasvári István: Preparing – Three Easy Choruses for Female or Children's Choir – 2. Preparing
- Vasvári István: Preparing – Three Easy Choruses for Female or Children's Choir – 3. My Little Horse
- Little Musical Alphabet – Upper Voices
- Madrigalesque (Hungarian folk song) – Upper Voices with Chamber Group Accompaniment
- Scaring The Goshawks Away – Seven Choruses for Children’s Choir (Based on rhymes from Hajdú-Bihar County): 1. Scaring the Gosh
- Scaring The Goshawks Away – 2. Ringing Bells
- Scaring The Goshawks Away – 3. Lullaby
- Scaring The Goshawks Away – 4. Welcoming the Sto (canon at the fifth in contrary motion)
- Scaring The Goshawks Away – 5. Dangling Feet
- Scaring The Goshawks Away – 6. Nose Foes
- Scaring The Goshawks Away – 7. Tongue-twister
- Barabás Éva: On a Lookout for Spring – Children's Cantata – 1. On a Lookout for Spring (Children's Choir with Piano Accompaniment)
- Ámon Ágnes: On a Lookout for Spring – Children's Cantata – 2. Snowdrop (Children's Choir with Piano Accompaniment)
- Gyárfás Endre: On a Lookout for Spring – Children's Cantata – 3. Waking the Bears (Children's Choir with Piano Accompaniment)
- Gyárfás Endre: Waking the Spring (Children's Choir with Piano Accompaniment)
- Pinczési Judit: Star-Walkers – Suite – 1. Waving (Children's Choir)
- Pinczési Judit: Star-Walkers – Suite – 2. Evening (Children's Choir)
- Pinczési Judit: Star-Walkers – Suite – 3. Farewell (Children's Choir)
- Csalogh Emőke: Morning Greeting – Solo Soprano, Upper or Mixed Voices, with Piano Accompaniment
- Berzsenyi Dániel: The Nation Lives! – Children's Choir
- *Dance of Roses – Suite for Girl's Choir – I. Dance Song (Folk lyrics)
- Csanádi Imre: Dance of Roses – Suite for Girl's Choir – II. Dog Rose
- *Dance of Roses – Suite for Girl's Choir – III. Luring (Based on folk dance-words)
- Pinczési Judit: Three Children’s Choruses – 1. Icicle
- Pinczési Judit: Three Children’s Choruses – 2. Five Hunters in the Wood
- Pinczési Judit: Three Children’s Choruses – 3. The Light Is Coming
- Rákóczi March – Children's or Female Choir (based on transcriptions by Erkel and Berlioz)
Musical and Structural Highlights
- Diverse Repertoire: This selection spans a broad range of choral genres, from seasonal sketches and folk songs to classical motets and innovative choral suites.
- Singable Quality: The works are noted for their easily singable voice parts and clear, linear phrasing influenced by Palestrina and Kodály.
- Cultural Impact: Balázs Árpád’s contributions have significantly enriched Hungarian vocal culture, influencing choral communities both domestically and internationally.
Interesting Facts
English:
- Celebratory Release: This selection was published in honor of Balázs Árpád’s 85th birthday, celebrating his outstanding contribution to choral music.
- International Recognition: His works are sung and admired not only in Hungary but around the world, thanks to their distinctive musical language and singability.
- Unique Compositional Style: Balázs Árpád's music features a rich tapestry of "outer-inner" voices and a linear structure that bridges the Renaissance with modern choral practices.
Hungarian:
- Ünnepi Kiadás: Ezt a válogatást Balázs Árpád 85. születésnapja tiszteletére adták ki, mely méltóképpen ünnepli az ő kiemelkedő hozzájárulását a kórusművészethez.
- Nemzetközi Elismerés: Balázs Árpád műveit nemcsak Magyarországon, hanem világszerte éneklik, köszönhetően egyedi zenei nyelvezetének és könnyen énekelhető szólamainak.
- Egyedi Stílus: Műveiben megjelenik a "külső-belső" szólamok gazdag füzére és a lineáris gondolkodás, amely a Palestrina és Kodály hatását hordozza, ezáltal hidat képez a reneszánsz és a kortárs kórusművészet között.
Publishers
Published by Universal Music Publishing Editio Musica Budapest in August 2022. All rights reserved under item number 15201 and ISMN 9790080152010 / 979-0080152010.
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