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Xerxes

Release date: 22nd February 2000

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"Xerxes" is a track by William Orbit, from the album Pieces in a Modern Style, released 22nd February 2000.

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William Orbit

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From Pieces in a Modern Style

2000
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Pieces in a Modern Style
Pieces in a Modern Style
William Orbit
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2000
  1. —Adagio For Strings
  2. —Cavalleria Rusticana
  3. —In a Landscape
  4. —Piece in the Old Style 3
  5. —Piece in the Old Style 1
  6. —Ogive Number 1
  7. —Pavane Pour Une Infante Défunte
  8. —Xerxes
  9. —Opus 132
  10. —Triple Concerto
  11. —L'Inverno

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