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BTC522 POEME 5 IN F SHARP MINOR

For small orchestra, J. opC 12
Period of composition: 14 - 19 Feb 1927
First performance: 4 Apr 2008 >>
Type of performance: Concert performance
Location: John Innes centre, Norwich
Performance details:

Sharon Choa cond, Chamber Orchestra Anglia

Genre: Orchestral
Performing forces:

Fl, ob, 2 cl in A, bn - 2 hn in F, 3 trbn, tuba - timp - str

Notes

This is the fifth of five Poemes written during 1926-1927. They are all linked by J. opC number, and the other works are: Poeme pour orchestra no 1(Sep 1926), Poeme [2] (Dec 1926), Poeme 3 in E major (Dec 1926-Jan 1927), and Poeme 4 in B flat major (Feb 1927).

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