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Façade: An Entertainment

William Walton · 1902–1983 · British
For voice, flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, cello, percussion
Also known as Façade – An Entertainment with poems by Edith Sitwell
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 37 min
Composed
1921–26
Era
20th century

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Reciter with flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, cello and percussion; poems by Edith Sitwell

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