| Work Title
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Quartet for the Beginning of Time
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| Alternative. Title
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Adam and Eve and Cain and Abel
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| Composer
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Alburger, Mark
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| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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Op.97
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| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.
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IMA 107
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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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8 movements:
- Liturgy of Earth. Moderato
- Vocalise for the Disobedience at the Beginning of Time. Moderato
- Abyss of Separation. Moderato
- Ragtime Intermezzo of Expulsion. Moderato
- Lounging in an Eternity of Strife carnival catalogue. Infinitely moderate
- Blues Dance of Fury. Decideadly vigorous, granitic, a bit slow
- Fathering Hope. Returning briskly
- Lounging in Mortality (Baby Boom Boogie-Woogie Begats). Extremely animated and energetic, ecstatic
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| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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2001
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| First Performance.
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2001/08/17
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| First Publication.
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2001
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| Librettist
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The Book of Genesis
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| Language
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English
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| Average DurationAvg. Duration
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15 minutes
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| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Modern
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| Piece Style
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Modern
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| Instrumentation
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voices, piano, instruments
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