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In the Spring of 2020, Canadian composer, Frank Horvat, composed the following short pieces for various unaccompanied solo and duo instruments and voice. The idea is to perform new music composed during, and about, the pandemic to raise the spirits of musicians and the greater community while in self-isolation.<\/p>\r\n

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Join the international community of musicians who have already posted a performance<\/a> of one of these pieces!<\/p>\r\n

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  1. Find your instrument or voice from the list below.<\/li>\r\n
  2. Get the sheet music<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n
  3. Practice.<\/li>\r\n
  4. Post a video sharing your performance.
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    Sheet Music<\/h2>\r\n

    All the original sheet music can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n



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