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  2. From: rlk@underprize.think.com (Robert Krawitz)
  3. Newsgroups: rec.music.classical
  4. Subject: Re: Havergal Brian Symphony
  5. Date: 23 Dec 92 14:23:01
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  8. Message-ID: <RLK.92Dec23142301@underprize.think.com>
  9. References: <1992Dec22.074818.103966@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu>
  10.     <1992Dec22.173239.597@spang.Camosun.BC.CA>
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  12. In-reply-to: dbarker@spang.Camosun.BC.CA's message of Tue, 22 Dec 1992 17:32:39 GMT
  13.  
  14. In article <1992Dec22.173239.597@spang.Camosun.BC.CA> dbarker@spang.Camosun.BC.CA (Deryk Barker) writes:
  15.  
  16.    The Gothic (I recall when this was called No.2 but it now seems to be
  17.    No.1) is so enormous that it has only ever been performed maybe half a
  18.    dozen times. You will find it under 'largest symphony' in the Guinness
  19.    Book of Records.
  20.  
  21. I recall reading that he wrote something even larger, but the score was
  22. apparently lost (Prometheus Unbound).  What's the story on that work?
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