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Michael Torke · 1961– · American
For bass clarinet, 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 6 · Pre-diploma — about ARSM · RCM 10, for the bass-clarinet part
SlowLyricalTenderLesser-known

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Ensemble
Strings & winds
Hardest part
Bass-clarinet
Form
Short piece
Length
About 10 min
Composed
2017
Era
Contemporary

Notes

Bass clarinet with string quartet; recorded by Jeff Anderle and the Friction Quartet on Torke's Ecstatic Records

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