Ode to Napoleon Buonaparte

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Ode to Napoleon Buonaparte. Setting by Schoenberg, Op.41, of Byron's poem (1814) for str. qt., pf., and reciter (whose part is rhythmically notated at approx. pitch). Comp. 1942. Version (Op.41b) for str. orch., pf., and reciter f.p. NY 1944.