Dances of Galánta
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Dances of Galánta is a 1933 orchestral suite by Hungarian composer Zoltán Kodály, based on folk music from the town of Galánta and celebrated for its vivid, dance-like character.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concert work
ⓘ
orchestral suite ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Hungarian national identity in music ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Hungarian folk music
ⓘ
folk music from Galánta ⓘ |
| catalogueStatus | one of Kodály’s best-known orchestral works ⓘ |
| composer | Zoltán Kodály NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | 1933 ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | 50th anniversary of the Budapest Philharmonic Society ⓘ |
| genre |
classical music
ⓘ
orchestral music ⓘ |
| hasKeyInstrument |
brass
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clarinet ⓘ percussion ⓘ strings ⓘ woodwinds ⓘ |
| hasPart | dance movements ⓘ |
| hasSection |
series of fast dances
ⓘ
slow introduction ⓘ |
| includedIn | standard 20th-century orchestral repertoire ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Kodály’s childhood memories of Galánta ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | instrumental ⓘ |
| movementStructure | single continuous movement ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
prominent clarinet solos
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use of Hungarian gypsy-style melodies ⓘ vivid dance-like character ⓘ |
| performanceContext | symphonic concert repertoire ⓘ |
| placeOfInspiration | Galánta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Budapest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Universal Edition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy | numerous symphony orchestras ⓘ |
| scoredFor | symphony orchestra ⓘ |
| style |
late Romantic
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nationalist ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Hungarian ⓘ |
| tonalCenter | C minor (overall) ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | 15 minutes ⓘ |
| usesMusicalForm |
csárdás
ⓘ
verbunkos ⓘ |
| usesOrchestrationTechnique |
brilliant brass scoring
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colorful woodwind writing ⓘ rich string textures ⓘ |
| usesRhythm | syncopated dance rhythms ⓘ |
| workChronology |
earlier than Peacock Variations
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later than Psalmus Hungaricus ⓘ |
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