Acid Rain

Michael Gordon · 1956– · American

For flute, clarinet, organ, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass

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

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Ensemble: Strings & winds
Hardest part: Balanced
Form: Short piece
Length: About 8 min
Composed: 1986
Era: Contemporary

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Flute, clarinet and electric organ with a string quintet; premiered in Hartford, 1986

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