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Valse des fleurs (Stravinsky)

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on February 26, 1949. As with most of his American works and works earlier than his American period published in the US with the express intention of making money, it was published by
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was specifically conceived for educational purposes, as he was trying to produce music either for four hands or two pianos intended for himself and his son,
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and has a duration of just under one minute. It is scored for two pianos and is in
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played it as part of a Stravinsky concert that he organized in New York City's
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Index

Igor Stravinsky

C major
Boosey & Hawkes
Russian
romanized
lit.
pianos
Igor Stravinsky
Rite of Spring
Gebrauchsmusik
Soulima
Three Easy Pieces
Five Easy Pieces
Clarens, Switzerland
Robert Craft
Beveridge Webster
Town Hall
Boosey & Hawkes
movement
C major
Stravinsky: The Composer and His Works
ISBN
9780520039858
Valse des fleurs, for 2 pianos
AllMusic
"Igor Stravinsky: "Valse des fleurs""
IRCAM
Taruskin, Richard
Stravinsky and the Russian Traditions, Volume Two: A Biography of the Works Through Mavra

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