Rêverie orientale

Alexander Glazunov · 1865–1936 · Russian

For clarinet, 2 violins, viola, cello

Also known as Oriental Reverie

Level 4 · Early advanced — about ABRSM 7 · RCM 8, with the parts evenly matched

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Ensemble: Strings & winds
Hardest part: Balanced
Form: Short piece
Length: About 7 min
Composed: 1886
Era: Late Romantic

Notes

Original version for clarinet and string quartet (Op. 14 No. 2), later orchestrated

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Composed: 1886

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