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The Nymph's Complaint for the Death of Her Fawn

Felix Harold White · 1884–1945 · English
For oboe (or violin), viola, piano
Level 5 · Advanced — about ABRSM 8 · RCM 9, with the parts evenly matched
SlowTenderLyricalLesser-known

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Ensemble
Strings & winds
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Short piece
Length
About 8 min
Composed
1921
Era
20th century

Notes

Pastoral for oboe (or violin), viola and piano after Andrew Marvell's poem

About this work

Composed
1921 October
Dedicated to
To L'Ensemble Moderne (of Los Angeles): Emile Ferir Emil Férir (1873–1949) viola; Blanche Lott[e], piano; Henri de Busscher (1880–1975) oboe

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