Still Life with Avalanche

Missy Mazzoli · b. 1980 · American

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

Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM, with the parts evenly matched

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Ensemble: Strings & winds
Hardest part: Balanced
Form: Short piece
Length: About 9 min
Composed: 2008
Era: Contemporary · woman composer

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Written for eighth blackbird, who recorded it on Meanwhile

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