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BTC967.2 PASSACAGLIA FROM 'PETER GRIMES'

For orchestra
Period of composition: Jun - Jul 1945
Genre: Orchestral
Symphony orchestra
Performing forces:

2 fl (II=picc), 2 ob, 2 cl in B flat, 2 bn, dbn - 4 hn, 3 tpt (I, II in C, III in D), 3 trbn, tuba - timp, 2 perc (sc, td, bd, cymb, t-t, gong, tamb) - cel, harp - str

Duration: 7'

Notes

The Passacaglia precedes Act II, scene 2 of Peter Grimes and has a modified ending for concert performance.

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