Cantata Profana

Cantata Profana
A kilenc csodaszarvas
Cantata by Béla Bartók
The composer and librettist in 1927
EnglishSecular Cantata: The Nine Enchanted Stags
CatalogueSz 94
TextBartók
LanguageHungarian
Based onTwo Romanian colinde
Composed1930 (1930)
DurationAbout 19 minutes
MovementsThree
Scoring
Premiere
Date25 May 1934 (1934-05-25)
LocationLondon
ConductorAylmer Buesst
PerformersBBC Symphony Orchestra and Wireless Chorus

Cantata Profana (subtitled A kilenc csodaszarvas [The Nine Enchanted Stags], Sz. 94) is a work for tenor, baritone, double mixed chorus and orchestra by the Hungarian composer Béla Bartók. Completed on 8 September 1930, it was premiered in London (in an English translation by M. D. Calvocoressi) on 25 May 1934 by the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Wireless Chorus, conducted by Aylmer Buesst; tenor Trefor Jones and baritone Frank Phillips were the featured soloists.