Élégie, Op. 160

Camille Saint-Saëns · 1835–1921

Level 5 · Advanced — about ABRSM 8 · RCM 9

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Type: Short piece
Setting: Piano
Length: About 4 min
Era: Late Romantic
Nationality: French
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Late lyrical elegy; expressive cantabile, high positions

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