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Orchestra Bassoon, Clarinet, Contrabass, Contralto voice, Horn, Oboe, Percussion, Piano, Trombone, Trumpet, Viola, Violin 1, Violin 2, Violoncello SKU: PR.11641600L Composed by Ruth Crawford Seeger. [20 pages of analytic essay]. Large Score. Duration 10 minutes. Merion Music #116-41600L. Published by Merion Music (PR.11641600L). UPC: 680160686346. Text: Ryan Carson.Among the most intriguing of this pioneering American composer’s works, Three Songs on poems of Carl Sandburg is scored for Contralto with Oboe, Percussion, and Piano, plus an optional orchestra. The study score includes an essay introducing Crawford’s unique work in historical contexts as she sought a new musical language accessible to the many, while remaining uncompromisingly avant-garde.