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Sir Harrison Birtwistle - Night's Black Bird

Night's Black Bird is the first of several works at this year’s Proms celebrating Sir Harrison Birtwistle’s 80th birthday – an atmospheric plunge into mossy, melancholic darkness, lightened only by the call of birds.

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13 minutes

Credits

Role Contributor
Composer Harrison Birtwistle
Orchestra ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Philharmonic
Conductor Juanjo Mena

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