Time Cycle
Duration:
16-20 minutes
20:00
Year Written:
1960
Instrumentation:
2 flutes (2nd doubling piccolo), 2 clarinets (2nd doubling bass clarinet), bass clarinet, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, trombone, timpani, percussion, harp, piano (doubling celesta), strings, soprano solo
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