Mátyás Seiber :: Besardo: Suite No.1


 

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Seiber, Mátyás
1905-1960
(b Budapest, 4 May 1905; d Kruger National Park, South Africa, 24 Sept 1960). English composer of Hungarian birth
Besardo: Suite No.1 <1940>
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Based on dance tunes from Giovanni Battista Besardo's Thesaurus Harmonicus.
"For the sake of balance it is advisable to double the horn parts in forte and tutti passages".

I. Preludium: Maestoso
II. Pas'e meze courante: Andante (Tempo di Siciliano)
III. Branle: Vivace
IV. Air de court et ballet: Andantino grazioso
V. Lamentatio: Largo espressivo
VI. Villanelle: Allegro