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Variações brasileiras for Twelve Cellos (Die 12 in Bossa nova)

Wilhelm Kaiser-Lindemann· 1940–2010 · German
For 12 cellos
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Ensemble
String sextet or larger
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 5 min
Composed
—
Era
Contemporary

About this work

Twelve independent cello parts; composer’s expanded bossa nova version.

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