Gilgamesh-Recitations

Info

Instrumentation: fl, bass-cl, vl, vc
Length: 6'
Year: 2020

Gilgamesh-Recitations can be regarded as an instrumental transcription of five phrases taken from the Gilgamesh, in the translation of Andrew George. The textual phrases are used as gestural skeletons of the musical phrases.

The piece won the 5th Prize at the 1st Gilgamesh International Composer Competition (Los Angeles).

RECORDING

Awards

2021
5th Prize – Gilgamesh Composer Competition (Los Angeles)
for the chamber piece ‘Gilgamesh-Recitations’

Presented

2023
Budapest Music Center

Recordings

2021

Máté Balogh: Gilgamesh-Recitations (2020)
Played by the Gilgamesh Ensemble (Los Angeles)

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