Turning Points

Joan Tower · b. 1938 · American

For clarinet, 2 violins, viola, cello

Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, for the clarinet part

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Ensemble: Strings & winds
Hardest part: Clarinet
Form: Full work
Length: About 18 min
Composed: 1995
Era: Contemporary · woman composer

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Clarinet and string quartet, recorded in a single 18-minute span

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