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The Garden of Cyrus

Year Composed:

2001

Composer:

Duncan

Druce

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Birth year:

1939

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Number of parts:

5

Viol Scoring:

tr, t, t, b, b

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Duration (minutes):

9

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Additional Comments:

The title refers to Sir Thomas Browne's 1658 essay. He was interested in the quinary arrangements in flowers. It also refers to Cyrus the Persian Emperor and creator of the hanging gardens of Babylon.

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