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Catch, Op. 4

Thomas Adès · b. 1971 · British
For clarinet, violin, cello, piano
Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM, with the parts evenly matched
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Ensemble
Strings & winds
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Short piece
Length
About 10 min
Composed
1991
Era
Contemporary

Notes

Clarinet, violin, cello and piano; first performed in Bristol in 1993 with the composer at the piano

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