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
Sonatine : klarinet, 1946 / Reine Colaço Osorio-Swaab
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Clarinet
Scoring:
cl
Chemin : pour clarinette basse seule, (1971) / Rob du Bois
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Clarinet
Scoring:
cl-b
Canzone : 4 clarinetti, opus 76 nr. 4, 1978 / Marius Flothuis
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Clarinet
Scoring:
2cl bh 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