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Book Title: Operas of Alban Berg, Volume I : Wozzeck
Item Length: 10in
Item Height: 0.7in
Item Width: 7in
Author: George Perle
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Genres & Styles / Classical, Composers & Musicians, Genres & Styles / Opera
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication Year: 1989
Genre: Biography & Autobiography, Music
Item Weight: 19.2 Oz
Number of Pages: 268 Pages