''Mátraszentimrei dalok'' ( hu, Songs from

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) is a collection of songs after Hungarian folk tunes by Hungarian composer

György Ligeti György Sándor Ligeti (; ; 28 May 1923 – 12 June 2006) was a Hungarian-Austrian composer of contemporary classical music. He has been described as "one of the most important avant-garde composers in the latter half of the twentieth century" ...

. They are strongly influenced by fellow composer

Béla Bartók Béla Viktor János Bartók (; ; 25 March 1881 – 26 September 1945) was a Hungarian composer, pianist, and ethnomusicologist. He is considered one of the most important composers of the 20th century; he and Franz Liszt are regarded as H ...

, who also used Hungarian folk songs as his basis for some of his compositions.

Composition and premiere

As Ligeti did with most of his early vocal compositions, this collection of pieces was composed in Budapest in 1955, but it was not premiered until June 9, 1984. The premiere took place in

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, with conducting the Kammerchor Hausen. It was published by

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Analysis

The whole collection takes approximately 4 minutes to perform and consists of four folk songs. The

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s are: The composition is scored for a 2-part (in movements one, two, and three) and a 3-part (in movement four) children's choir, regardless of it being a

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or a girls' choir. However, professional adult female singers have been used for most public performances and recordings. Ligeti stated in the original score that the last movement can be

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one tone higher for women's choirs. The text has also been translated into English by

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Matraszentimrei dalok Compositions by György Ligeti 1955 compositions Contemporary classical compositions Choral compositions

Composition and premiere

Analysis

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