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George Crumb · 1929–2022 · American
For guitar, saxophone, harp, double bass, 2 percussion
Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM, with the parts evenly matched
DarkDramaticLesser-known

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Ensemble
Strings & winds
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 25 min
Composed
1994
Era
20th century

Notes

Guitar, soprano saxophone, harp, double bass and two percussionists; about twenty-five minutes

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