Élégie, Op. 143

Camille Saint-Saëns · 1835–1921

Level 5 · Advanced — about ABRSM 8 · RCM 9

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Type: Short piece
Setting: Piano
Length: About 5 min
Era: Late Romantic
Nationality: French
Exam lists: ABRSM

About this work

Composed: 1915
Dedicated to: Sir Henry Heyman (1838–1924)

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ABRSM Gr 8

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