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Scenes from a Novel, Op. 19

György Kurtág · b. 1926 · Hungarian
For voice, violin, double bass, percussion
Also known as Stsenï iz romana
Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM, for the voice part
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Hardest part
Voice
Form
Full work
Length
About 20 min
Composed
1981–82
Era
Contemporary

Notes

Fifteen songs to poems by Rimma Dalos; the cimbalom part is entered as percussion

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