Serenade on Themes from Donizetti's Anna Bolena

Mikhail Glinka · 1804–1857 · Russian

For bassoon, horn, viola, cello, double bass, harp, piano

Level 6 · Pre-diploma — about ARSM · RCM 10, for the piano part

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Ensemble: Strings & winds
Hardest part: Piano
Form: Full work
Length: About 20 min
Composed: 1832
Era: Early Romantic

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Piano and harp with bassoon, horn, viola, cello and double bass; one continuous piece

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