Síppal, dobbal, nádihegedüvel

A performance of Síppal, dobbal, nádihegedüvel

Síppal, dobbal, nádihegedüvel (With Pipes, Drums, Fiddles) (2000) is a song cycle in seven movements by the composer György Ligeti based on poetry by Sándor Weöres. The work is scored for mezzo-soprano and an unusual ensemble of percussion and wind instruments (including, in some songs, slide whistles and harmonicas). The lyrics are whimsical and often nonsensical, sometimes combining random Hungarian words or parts of words into a nonsense language.[1]

One of Ligeti's last works, it represents a synthesis of folk and avant-garde elements typical of his later compositions.[1]

Instrumentation

The percussion disposition for the seven movements is as follows:

I. Fabula

II. Táncdal

III. Kínai templom

IV. Kuli

V. Alma álma

VI. Keserédes (67. Magyar Etüd)

VII. Szajkó

References

  1. 1 2 Service, Tom (27 August 2012). "A guide to György Ligeti's music". The Guardian. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
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