Pocket Symphony

Frederic Rzewski · 1938–2021 · American

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

Level 9 · Virtuoso — about FRSM / FTCL, with the parts evenly matched

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Ensemble: Strings & winds
Hardest part: Balanced
Form: Full work
Length: About 28 min
Composed: 1999-2000
Era: Contemporary

Notes

Six movements lettered A to F; recorded by eighth blackbird on Cedille

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Composed: 1999/2000

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