Gergely Barta
Born: 1978
Academic degree, university position: DLA, senior lecturer
Department: Composition Department
Subject: Instrumental and vocal counterpoint, Compulsory composition
Studies:
2002: diploma - Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music – choral conducting
2003: diploma - Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music – church music
2006: diploma - Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music – composition
2007: awarded DLA – Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music Doctoral School – church music major. Title of dissertation: The relation between style and functionality in organ works by contemporary Dutch composers
Teaching activities:
Since 2007: teacher at the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music
‘FONTES 2007’ course, Lithuania – assistant lecturer
2009-2013: Teacher at the Premontre Secondary School of Church Music, Gödöllő
Composer activities:
Solo works:
‘Golden Well’ variations – piano (2002)
Alle, alle – organ (2004)
spiritual POINTs – organ (2007)
backGROUNDs – organ (2007)
Missa Sanctæ Crucis – organ (2007)
Felix namque – harp (2008)
Fractions – organ (2008)
Fractions 2 – keyboards (2008)
Folk song, choral, ornamentation – piano (2010)
Immortal Melodies – piano (2010)
Three Intonations – organ (2010)
Interlude for piano (2010)
Secundus liber organi (2012)
8 choral preludes – organ (2012)
Nocturnes – (Insomnia) – piano (2012)
Toccata for harpsichord – (2013)
Florilegium – organ (2013-2015)
Chamber works:
REIHENfolge – four-hand piano (2002)
The age of the brass – brass sextet (2002)
Sextet – for violin, viola, cello, horn, clarinet, piano (2002)
… à la ronde… - for violin, piano (2003)
Vorbei – clarinet, cello, bass, percussion (2003)
Splendidior cunctis astris – cello, organ (2004)
Cantus firmus – variable instrumentalization (2004)
tralllllade – flute, piano (2005)
Minnesang – 2 flutes (2005)
Virgo Dei Genitrix – 12 string instruments, continuo (2006)
3 short studies – violin, viola, cello (2006)
Gloria tibi Trinitas – four-hand piano (2008)
Invit – flute, bassoon, string quartet, piano, percussion (2009)
Ecloga – recorder, string quartet (2009)
Planctus fragmentum – 4 flutes (2009)
Delayed monodies – recorder, cimbalom (2009)
Duet on a common and two varying notes – flute, piano (2009)
Three Bagatelles – electric violin, piano (2010)
Szumma (negative) – flute, piano (2010)
String Quartet (2011)
Excerpts from Infinite Monologue – flute, piano (2011)
Vor deinen Thron – string quintet (2012)
Arabesque – string quintet (2013)
Sacræ Symphoniæ – flute, clarinet, 2 violins, percussion (2014)
Alteræ Symphoniæ Sacræ – clarinet, 2 violins (2014)
Vocal works:
Morgenstern Songs (Chr. Morgenstern) – female vocals, piano (2001)
Silesius Songs (A. Silesius) – female vocals, piano (2002)
Psalmus XXII – chamber chorus (2002)
Psalmus CXXV – chamber chorus (2002)
Psalmus CXXXII – chamber chorus (2002)
Prologue (L. Moodysson) – female vocals, viola, cello, piano (2004)
‘Premontrei vesperás’ (Dominica ad vesperas per annum cum cantibus ex Antiphonario Præmonstratensi) – baritone, chamber chorus, organ, glockenspiel (2006)
12 liturgical etudes – chamber chorus (2005)
Deus Creator omnium – baritone, female choir, organ, glockenspiel (2006)
Frost (J. Térey) – male vocals, violin, viola, cello, piano (2006)
Missa ad usum scholæ – chamber chorus (2007)
Triptichon B.M.V. – female vocals, organ (2008)
Stasimon – mezzo-soprano, baritone, oboe, English horn, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon (2008)
Madrigal – chamber chorus (2008)
Three Hymns – chamber chorus (2008)
Offertory-Diary – chamber chorus (2008)
Missa D. N. Jesu Christi Universorum Regis – chamber chorus (2008)
9 Introitus – chamber chorus (2008)
Missa ‘Stelliferi conditor orbis’ – chamber chorus (2009)
30 songs for children’s vocals and piano (2009)
Heterophonic repetends – chamber chorus (2009)
Vesperas Sancti Norberti – chamber chorus (2009)
5 Deo gratias in the usual style – chamber chorus (2009)
Parvus liber hymnorum – chamber chorus (2010)
Missa ‘punctus contra punctum’ – chamber chorus (2010)
Communion-Diary – chamber chorus (2010)
Vesperale Gregorii Bartæ (Tomus primus) – chamber chorus (2010)
Vesperale Gregorii Bartæ (Tomus secundus) – chamber chorus (2010)
September quodlibet – chamber chorus (2010)
Deus tuorum militum – chamber chorus (2010)
Psalter-Fragment – chamber chorus (2011)
Vesperale Gregorii Bartæ (Tomus tertius) – chamber chorus (2011)
Choral motets for three parts – chamber chorus (2011)
Vi(t)a (Tóth B.) – male vocals, piano, percussion (2011)
Three Madrigals – chamber chorus (2011)
Choral motets for four parts – chamber chorus (2012)
Offertoria – chamber chorus (2012)
Miscellanea – chamber chorus (2012)
Choral motets for two parts – chamber chorus (2012)
Missa ‘Cunctipotens genitor Deus’ – chamber chorus (2012)
Missa sine nomine – chamber chorus (2012)
10 songs for children’s vocals and piano (2013)
Interfectio puerorum (mystery play) – mixed choir, children’s choir, soloists, 2 organs, percussion (2013)
Psalm Canons and falsobordones – chamber chorus (2013)
Nichtzurückkehrtag (Fr. Rückert) – alto, piano quartet (2014)
Psalmus quinquagesimus – (2014)
Psalterium Gregorii Bartæ – (2014)
Antiphonae finales – (2014)
Hymnarium (Prima pars) – (2014)
The Nightingale (Dóra Oláh) – for children’s and female choir (2015)
Hymnarium (Secunda pars) – (2015)
Suffragia – (2015)
Qui invenit mulierem – (2015)
Psalterium Gregorii Bartæ (Tomus secundus) – (2015)
Orchestral works:
In festo Pasche – symphonic orchestra (2000)
U(nd) s(o) w(eiter) – symphonic orchestra (2006)
Review – symphonic orchestra (2008)
mp3 - Missa Sanctae Crucis IV.
Published works:
Frost - Rózsavölgyi és Tsa
Minnesang – Contemporary Music Workshop
Principal areas of research:
Office for Research Groups Attached to Universities and Other Institutions of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences – researcher between 2005-2008. His research field was the Central European repertoire of cantus planus multiplex, and contemporary liturgical music.
Principal publications:
Historia Sancti Regis Stephani – Szent István király zsolozsmája/The canonical hours of King St Stephen (Miklós Földváry, László Dobszay, Janka Szendrei, Gergely Barta), Hungarian Church Music Society, 2004.
A szöveg mint a tónus „(át)értelmezője" az I. Credo-ban/Text as tone ‘(re)interpreted’ in Credo No. 1, Hungarian Church Music XV. (2007/2008): 75-80.
Szólamkeresztezés – a cantus planus binatim repertoárjának kompozíciós kulcsa/The compositional key to double plainchant, Hungarian Church Music XVI. (2008/2009): 83-88.
Responsoriale binatim (contributor) Office for Research Groups Attached to Universities and Other Institutions of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences – Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music Church Music Research Group and Hungarian Church Music Society, 2009.
Stílus és funkcionalitás kapcsolata kortárs holland szerzők organműveiben/ The relation between style and functionality in organ works by contemporary Dutch composers, Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music Church Music Research Group and Hungarian Academy of Science Associated Research Unit, 2009.
Credo. Cor Kee arrangements of 50 Geneva psalms. ‘Sacred hymns in the Christian congregation’ – hymns of yesterday and today. Lectures of the scientific conference and commemorative session held on the 20th anniversary of the publication of Éneklő Egyház/Hungarian Religious Hymns/Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music Church Music Research Group Budapest, 2011: 11-15.
Performance activities:
2002-2009 Member of Schola Hungarica
2009-2012 Member of Gödöllő Kántorátus
2011 Member of Morales Consort
Principal concerts, as performer of own works:
6 February 2006 Blessed Virgin Mary Church of the Holy Spirit and Annunciation, Gödöllő
12 September 2009 Stift Schlägl
5 October 2009 Óbudai Társaskör, Budapest
1 November 2009 Nádor Hall, Budapest
9 May 2009 Müpa Budapest
9 November 2010 Rátkai Club, Budapest
5 June 2011 Nádor Hall, Budapest
26 November 2011 Nádor Hall, Budapest
18 August 2012 Blessed Virgin Mary Church of the Holy Spirit and Annunciation, Gödöllő
15 March 2013 Fasori Evangelical Church, Budapest
26 April 2013 St Theresa of Avila Parish Church, Budapest
28 April 2013 FUGA, Budapest
21 March 2015 St Joseph Parish Church, Egyek
6 June 2015 Church of the Holy Spirit in Herminamező, Budapest
4 July 2015 Church of St John the Baptist, Zsámbék
Contact: gregoriusdoctor[kukac]gmail.com
