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Work : Four Miniatures
Composer : Allan Blank
Difficulty Ranking : IV
Publisher : Associated Music Publishers
Year Published : 1974
Instrumentation : 2 Bb clarinets
Potential Pedagogical Applications : 12 tone/atonal music instruction, swift dynamic and style shifts, articulation matching, complex rhythmic figures
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Annotation : This short work in four movements moves through each movement’s mood quickly, leaving little opportunity to dwell on the music. The music uses 12 tone and evolves through the composer’s utilization of retrograde and other forms of the row. The work is not complex on the surface, but understanding what is happening to the row and conveying that in such short movements is the challenge.