Bright Sheng
PRELUDE TO BLACK SWAN (full score)
G. Schirmer, Inc. New York, NY
Bright Sheng
PRELUDE TO BLACK SWAN (full score)
G. Schirmer, Inc. New York, NY
"To Jerry with Love" A Gund/Simonyi Commission for the Seattle Symphony Orchestra celebrating Gerard Schwarz's farewell season as Music Director.
Prelude to Black Swan (After Brahms Intermezzo Op. 18, No. 1)
TRANSPOSED SCORE
Bright Sheng
Allegro non assai, ma molto appasionato legato 1
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assai, ma molto appasionato Allegro non
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Copyright © 2011 by G. Schirmer Inc. (ASCAP), New York, NY International Copyright Secured. All Rights Reserved. Warning: Unauthorized reproduction of this publication is prohibited by Federal law and subject to criminal prosecution.
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