these broken wings

David Lang · b. 1957 · American

For flute, clarinet, percussion, violin, cello, piano

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 16 min
Composed: 2008
Era: Contemporary

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Three movements, the second a passacaille; recorded by eighth blackbird (Cedille, 2020)

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