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Ode to Napoleon Buonaparte, Op. 41

Arnold Schoenberg · 1874–1951 · Austrian-American
For voice, 2 violins, viola, cello, piano
Also known as Ode an Napoleon
Level 9 · Virtuoso — about FRSM / FTCL, for the piano part
DramaticDarkLesser-known

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Ensemble
Other ensemble
Hardest part
Piano
Form
Full work
Length
About 16 min
Composed
1942
Era
20th century

Notes

Reciter with string quartet and piano (Byron's poem); twelve-tone; also exists for string orchestra

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