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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000067.txt from 2007/03

From: Hinrich <hlmuller@-----.com>
Subj: [DR-L] Fwd: Frigyes Hidas passed away
Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2007 03:28:00 -0500

List,

I am forwarding this from Frigyes Hidas' publisher, Stormworks. Last=20
Sunday I participated in the performance of Hidas' Requiem - In memory=20=

of the deceased from every war in history - for SATB soli, SATB choir,=20=

and concert band. It is a dramatic 55-minute piece, with lovely oboe=20
and EH solos. It was one of my great musical experiences.

Hinrich

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=A0STORMWORKS=AE EUROPE
PO BOX 134, 7470 AC GOOR, The Netherlands
Phone: 0031-547-388422 / E mail: band@-----.nl
WWW.STORMWORKS-EUROPE.COM
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FRIGYES HIDAS
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Our way is not soft grass,
it's a mountain path
with lots of rocks.
But it goes upwards, forward,
toward the sun.

1928 - 2007

Yesterday we got very sad news from Hungary,
Wednesday March 7th 2007 our Stormworks=AE Europe composer
Frigyes Hidas passed away in Budapest.
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The world and especially our music scene lost a great composer and a=20
modest friend.
Frigyes was a unique and warm personality, a composer with a great=20
feeling for tradition and he supported us with a lot of romantic=20
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Famous Hidas words:
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- I' am the last romantic Hungarian composer!
- Music should have a beginning and an end!
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If you want to leave a personal reaction please mail to;
hidas@-----.com
Or add your comment on the following link:
frigyeshidas/stormworks-europe.com
We will bring your message to the funeral of Frigyes Hidas.
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It was a big honor for me to know Frigyes Hidas as a close and personal=20=

friend.
Our cooperation started in February 1995 with the publishing of his=20
famous 'REQUIEM'.
It ends now March 2007, after publishing and working together on more=20
then 60 compositions!
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Frici, our relation was much more then only friendship!
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=A0Ben Cruiming,
General manager
STORMWORKS=AEEUROPE
E mail: band@-----.nl=20=

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