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FARRENC MÉLODIE IN A FLAT

Key A flat major Tempo Andante cantabile Style Romantic Will improve your Pedalling Voicing Ornamentation

Louise Farrenc (1804-1875) is amongst the most distinguished yet neglected composers. Her output deserves investigating further. After all, becoming a professor of piano at one of the most successful music colleges ever, the Paris Conservatoire, is an achievement in itself, but that is not all she should be remembered for. Farrenc’s sustained musicological work as an editor of early music is testimony to her scholarly expertise. Add to

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