About the Work

Four Songs for Children is a playful and lyrical cycle of short pieces for children’s choir and piano, composed in 2020 at the request of Esther Vető Hargittai in the United Kingdom. Each miniature sets a charming English-language nursery rhyme to music, offering young singers a delightful and expressive musical experience. The songs explore a range of moods—from gentle and dreamy to bright and energetic—while remaining accessible to beginner choirs.

The set consists of four movements:

• I. Slowly slowly – 1 minute

• II. Soft kitten – 1 minute 30 seconds

• III. Pussycat, pussycat – 1 minute

• IV. Lovely evening – 1 minute 30 seconds

The cycle was premiered on 2 October 2021 as part of the Zsófia Tallér Memorial Concert in Budapest, performed by the Children’s Choir of the Hungarian State Opera, conducted by Nikolett Hajzer.

The sheet music is available for purchase in the webshop.