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Stabat Mater

Arvo Pärt · b. 1935 · Estonian
For 3 voices, violin, viola, cello
Level 6 · Pre-diploma — about ARSM · RCM 10, with the parts evenly matched
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Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 27 min
Composed
1985
Era
Contemporary

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Soprano, alto and tenor with violin, viola and cello; setting of the Latin sequence in tintinnabuli style

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