Poetry Nearing Silence

Julian Anderson · b. 1967 · British

For flute, clarinet, 2 violins, viola, cello, harp

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 15 min
Composed: 1996–97
Era: Contemporary

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Eight short movements after Tom Phillips; premiered by the Nash Ensemble in 1997

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