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De Près

Franco Donatoni · 1927–2000 · Italian
For voice, 2 flutes, 3 violins
Also known as De près
Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM, for the voice part
LivelyVirtuosicDramaticLesser-known

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Ensemble
Strings & winds
Hardest part
Voice
Form
Short piece
Length
About 4 min
Composed
1978
Era
20th century

Notes

Female voice, two piccolos and three violins (piccolos entered as flutes)

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