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Octet: A Grand Fantasia

George Rochberg · 1918–2005 · American
For flute, clarinet, horn, piano, violin, viola, cello, double bass
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 22 min
Composed
1980
Era
20th century

Notes

Twelve linked sections for flute, clarinet, horn, piano, violin, viola, cello and double bass

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