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Concerto for Violin, Horn and Orchestra

Ethel Smyth · 1858–1944
Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT
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Type
Duet
Setting
Horn & orchestra (piano reduction)
Length
About 30 min
Era
Late Romantic
Nationality
British · woman composer
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Notes

Unusual pairing; lyrical and rhetorical

About this work

Composed
1927
Dedicated to
Henry Wood
  1. Allegro moderato ()
  2. Elegy (In Memoriam): Adagio ()
  3. Finale: Allegro ()

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