related works
L'autunno di Christina : Dramatic scene for soprano and large ensemble / Klas Torstensson
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Voice and large ensemble
Scoring:
sopr-solo fl/picc ob/eh cl-cl-b fg tpt h trb-t/trb-b pf 2perc 2vn vla vc db
Solo de concours : pour clarinette (en Si[bémol]), (1966) / Jan van Dijk
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Clarinet
Scoring:
cl
Vitesse : voor klarinetkwartet / Huub de Vriend
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Clarinet
Scoring:
3cl cl-b
Outvoice, outstep and outwalk : for bass clarinet / Svitlana Azarova
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Clarinet
Scoring:
cl-b
composition
Spans : bass clarinet solo, 1981 / Klas Torstensson
Other authors:
Torstensson, Klas
(Composer)
Description:
Program note (English): The title refers to the extended radius of action of the bass clarinet within the piece (repertoires of articulation, motion, gestures), and to the uses of spectra: through varying the embouchure (lip pressure etc.) 'natural' harmonics are gradually added to the 'normal' tone, resulting in spectra of an exactly prescribed ambit (width). There is also an extended version, Spans/Spännvidder, for bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet and two percussionists; the bass clarinet part is identical for both versions. - KLAS TORSTENSSON