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Conte fantastique

André Caplet · 1878–1925 · French
For harp, 2 violins, viola, cello
Also known as Conte fantastique d'après Le masque de la mort rouge
Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM, for the harp part
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Hardest part
Harp
Form
Full work
Length
About 17 min
Composed
1908
Era
20th century

Notes

After Poe's The Masque of the Red Death; harp with string quartet

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Composed
1908
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