Concert Caprice on Norwegian Melodies (Norwegian Rhapsody) for Two Violins

Johan Halvorsen · 1864–1935

Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT

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Type: Duet
Setting: 2 violins
Length: —
Era: Late Romantic
Nationality: Norwegian
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Norwegian folk tunes; published posthumously 1946

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