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You can hear Fahey's rendition of this piece on his CD's THE
YELLOW PRINCESS (Vanguard; also available as part of THE
ESSENTIAL JOHN FAHEY) and THE RETURN OF THE REPRESSED: THE JOHN
FAHEY ANTHOLOGY (Rhino). In the very amusing liner notes to THE
YELLOW PRINCESS Fahey states that the tune is based on a passage
>from "The Yellow Princess Overture" by Camille Saint-Saens before
descending into the usual Fahey surreal fantasy.
John Boston
TW70
INTRO very beautiful, slowly repeat
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PART A
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transition to part C
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PART C
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4 bars variations
in this position
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