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Retours-Windungen

Iannis Xenakis· 1922–2001 · Greek
For 12 cellos
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Ensemble
String sextet or larger
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 8 min
Composed
1976
Era
20th century

About this work

Written for the Berlin Philharmonic twelve cellists; no electronics or additional players.

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