Sea Piece with Birds, Virgil Thomson

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Virgil Thomson : Sea Piece with Birds

Publisher	G Schirmer Inc
Category	Orchestra
Sub-Category	Large Orchestra
Year Composed	1952
Duration	5 Minutes
Orchestration	3333/4330/perc/[hp]/str
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Score(s):	50488560	Score(s):	Not available

Programme Note

In this work, Thomson writes that he attempts “to portray the undertow of the sea, the surface tension of waves, and the flight of birds. The musical textures are of double and triple chromatic harmonies and the form is free, with no thematic repetition.”

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