The piece was composed for Virgil Blackwell, who played the bassclarinet at the first performance. The composer states : "Its title comes from the fact...
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The piece was composed for Virgil Blackwell, who played the bassclarinet at the first performance. The composer states : "Its title comes from the fact that, unlike the other woodwind instruments, the clarinet overblows at the twelfth, a large interval that forms the basis of much of this composition. " Instrumentation : bass clarinet