Violin Concerto ("The Bulls of Bashan")

Gavin Bryars · b. 1943

Level 6 · Pre-diploma — about ARSM · RCM 10

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Type: Concerto
Setting: String orchestra
Length: About 23 min
Era: Contemporary
Nationality: British
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Slow concerto with Vivaldi allusions; premiered by Paul Manley

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