Strange Quiet

Michael Gordon · 1956– · American

For clarinet, guitar, piano, percussion, violin, viola

Level 6 · Pre-diploma — about ARSM · RCM 10, with the parts evenly matched

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Ensemble: Strings & winds
Hardest part: Balanced
Form: Full work
Length: About 14 min
Composed: 1985
Era: Contemporary

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Two parts, all instruments amplified; first played by the Michael Gordon Philharmonic, 1985

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