| Work Title
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A Dirge for Two Veterans
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| Alternative. Title
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| Composer
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Holst, Gustav
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| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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H.121
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| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.
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IGH 43
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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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1 dirge
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| Text Incipit
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The last sunbeam lightly falls
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| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1914
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| First Publication.
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1914 - London: Curwen.
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| Librettist
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Walt Whitman (1819–1892)
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| Language
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English
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| Average DurationAvg. Duration
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7 minutes
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| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Early 20th century
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| Piece Style
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Early 20th century
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| Instrumentation
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male chorus (TTBB), brass quintet, percussion
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| InstrDetail
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3 cornets, 2 tubas (or trombone and tuba; cellos and basses), side drum, bass drum
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| Extra Information
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"If preferred a trombone may be substituted for one bombardon or in a concert room) cellos and string basses may be used instead of the two bombardons. In either case a few notes towards the end must be omitted by trombone or cellos where the part goes below their compass."
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