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Seven Romances on Poems by Alexander Blok, Op. 127

Dmitri Shostakovich · 1906–1975 · Russian
For voice, violin, cello, piano
Also known as Blok Romances · Seven Romances on Verses by Alexander Blok
Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM, for the voice part
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Hardest part
Voice
Form
Full work
Length
About 25 min
Composed
1967
Era
20th century

Notes

Soprano with violin, cello and piano; each song uses a different combination, all four only in the last

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