Bb Contrabass Clarinet solo for either Bb or Eb Contra Alto Clarinet. This piece features the contrabass as the soloist. It uses contemporary techniques of composition, in particular using the inversion of themes throughout the piece and cluster chords taken from the melodic material of the contrabass part. Tight dissonances in the parts quickly resolve to a more placid sound. The piece features a cadenza by the soloist and ends with a brief review of second theme from the piece.
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