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Stravinsky that was not commissioned. Part of the motivation behind its composition has been cited by
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102:Irving Fine
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580:Perséphone
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1487:Serialism
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956:Ave Maria
896:Pastorale
833:Concertos
757:Fireworks
638:Les noces
619:Petrushka
594:The Flood
197:octatonic
162:Structure
142:movements
138:trombones
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201:diatonic
134:trumpets
130:bassoons
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604:Ballets
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1161:Octet
1137:music
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238:Faith
224:chant
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