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Thread and Fray

Sarah Kirkland Snider · 1973– · American
For bass clarinet, viola, percussion
Level 5 · Advanced — about ABRSM 8 · RCM 9, with the parts evenly matched
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Ensemble
Strings & winds
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Short piece
Length
About 5 min
Composed
2006
Era
Contemporary · woman composer

Notes

Bass clarinet, viola and marimba

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