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Per Nørgård · 1932–2025 · Danish
For clarinet, cello, piano
Also known as Clarinet Trio No. 2
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 17 min
Composed
1973
Era
Contemporary

Notes

Clarinet Trio No. 2; also exists in a version for piano trio

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