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    • Joan Tower

    • Black Topaz (1976)

    • Associated Music Publishers Inc (World)
    • fl, cl(bcl),tpt, tbn, 2 perc
    • Piano
    • 12 min

    Programme Note

    Note:
    Each percussion part calls for
       Marimba
       Temple Blocks
       Tom-toms
       Vibraphone

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    Reviews

    BLACK TOPAZ gradually takes the unusual combination of piano, flute, clarinet/bass clarinet, trumpet, trombone and percussion (two players) from acerbic and reflective ideas to a heightened level of radiance. The writing is highly coloristic, with the piano serving as concerto-like soloist.
    Donald Rosenberg, Cleveland Plain Dealer

    Discography

    Title Unavailable
    • Label
      New World Records
    • Catalogue Number
      80470
    • Ensemble
      Double Edge / Muir String Quartet
    • Soloist
      Patricia Spencer, flute; Laura Flax, clarinet; Chris Gekker, trumpet; Michael Powell, trombone; Jonathan Haas and Daniel Mooroe, percussion; Stephen Gosling, piano