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Serenata

Goffredo Petrassi · 1904–2003 · Italian
For flute, viola, double bass, harpsichord, percussion
Also known as Serenata per 5 strumenti
Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM, with the parts evenly matched
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Ensemble
Strings & winds
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 14 min
Composed
1958
Era
20th century

Notes

Flute, viola, double bass, harpsichord and percussion

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