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Fantasy for four viols 2:4
Year Composed:
2008
Composer:
David
Thompson
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Number of parts:
4
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moderate
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David Thompson’s 2:4 is inspired by the 16th-century Italian-style fantasia, and based on a canon. The name 2:4 refers to the device of having the second entry of the musical theme being played in note values twice as long as the first statement.
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