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Octandre

Edgard Varèse · 1883–1965 · French-American
For flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, double bass
Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM, with the parts evenly matched
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Ensemble
Strings & winds
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Short piece
Length
About 7 min
Composed
1923
Era
20th century

Notes

Three movements for seven winds and double bass; usually conducted

About this work

Composed
1923
Dedicated to
To E. Robert Schmitz
First performed
13 January 1924 in New York, Vanderbilt Theater; E. Robert Schmitz (conductor)
  1. Assez lent
  2. Très vif et nerveux
  3. Grave-Animé et jubilatoire
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