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Five Scenes from the Snow Country

for marimba solo
Commissioned by Michiko Takahashi

Year of composition 1978
Duration 12 minutes

I Mysteriously, tempo of a funeral march
II Very fast
III Very slowly, extremely quiet, whispering
IV Allegretto (with grace, no rush)
V Andante cantabile

World premiere

World premiere 12. october 1982

Stuttgart · Süddeutscher Rundfunk · „Atelier Hans Werner Henze“

Marimba Peter Sadlo

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Five Scenes from the Snow Country

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Five Scenes from the Snow Country

Hans Werner Henze's "Five scenes from the snow country":

an analysis
Yiu-Kwong Chung
1991 Examination papers
Hans Werner Henze's "Five scenes from the snow country":
Publisher: Schott Music (BAT 39)

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