Twilight Music

John Harbison · b. 1938 · American

For horn, violin, 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: 1985
Era: Contemporary

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Horn trio commissioned by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

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