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Smoky Mountain Air

Jennifer Higdon · b. 1962

Level 5 · Advanced — about ABRSM 8 · RCM 9

MajorFolkLyricalLesser-known

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Type: Solo work
Setting: Unaccompanied
Length: About 3 min
Era: Contemporary
Nationality: American · woman composer
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Short unaccompanied piece with Appalachian idiom

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