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Composer: Mateo Soto Title: Lachrymae Instrumentation: String quartet Duration: 5 minutes Difficulty: Easy to moderate Technical Issues: None specifically Programme note: This work is a homage in memory of the Russian composer Alfred Schnittke. The composer takes as the basic and sole material for constructing the piece the musical transcription of the seven musical notes contained in his name (AlFrED sCHnittkE), as a form of Cantus Firmus treated almost in a minimalist way, and developed in the form of a multiple canon. Availability: from the composer |
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