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Elegy, Op. 23 ("Under the Impression of Zeyer's Vyšehrad")

Josef Suk · 1874–1935 · Czech
For 3 violins, viola, 2 cellos, harp, harmonium
Also known as Elegie, Op. 23 · Pod dojmem Zeyerova Vyšehradu
Level 5 · Advanced — about ABRSM 8 · RCM 9, with the parts evenly matched
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Ensemble
Other ensemble
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Short piece
Length
About 6 min
Composed
1902
Era
Late Romantic

Notes

Eight players: three violins, viola, two cellos, harp and harmonium

About this work

Dedicated to
Pod dojmem Zeyerova Vyšehradu

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