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Piano Quintet

Roy Harris · 1898–1979 · American
For 2 violins, viola, cello, piano
Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM, for the piano part
DramaticDarkLesser-known

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Ensemble
Piano quintet
Hardest part
Piano
Form
Full work
Length
About 25 min
Composed
1936
Era
20th century

Notes

Three movements; dense modal counterpoint for piano and string quartet

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