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Upon Silence

George Benjamin · 1960– · English
For voice, 5 violas da gamba
Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, for the voice part
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Hardest part
Voice
Form
Short piece
Length
About 10 min
Composed
1990
Era
Contemporary

Notes

Mezzo-soprano and five viols, to a poem by Yeats; also scored for seven strings

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