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Symphony No. 5 ("Amen")

Galina Ustvolskaya · 1919–2006 · Russian
For voice, oboe, trumpet, tuba, violin, percussion
Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, with the parts evenly matched
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Ensemble
Strings & winds
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 13 min
Composed
1989–90
Era
20th century · woman composer

Notes

Speaker (the Lord's Prayer), oboe, trumpet, tuba, violin and wooden cube; one movement of about 13 minutes

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