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Hand picking cotton is possibly one of the most gruelling tasks known to man

The duet part is suitable for a teacher or more advanced student

As with all Barenreiter editions it has been prepared in accordance with clearly defined editorial guidelines and free of arbitrary additions from the editor

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Arctic Fire (Stephen Chin) for String Orchestra simplyforstrings Hand picking cotton is possiblyThe striking sound of the first violin harmonics cut as blowing ice in an Arctic landscape. It's so cold you just start to burn. These are just a couple of the images that this powerful work conjures up to players and audiences. "Arctic Fire" abounds in tonal surprises including glissando, pizzicato, metrical changes, harmonics, tremolo and drones. Effective textures, such as a string quartet playing a section with the backing of the rest of the