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thank-you for the comments all.
Oingo, just a tiny explanation: this is a pretty old work of mine. I revised it last year, but made no changes to form/structure. Mostly the orchestration and some minor internal details.
I agree wtih you that the form isn't always the most convincing, from a purely structural point of view. Mind you, it was meant as a sort of programmatic work, so the extreme contrasts WERE what I was aiming for at the time.
I think had I written this more recently, there would have been a bit more blending between the disparate elements.
I WILL, however, take exception to the "too high" comment regarding brass and clarinets. To the best of my knowledge, this is all written well within the normal playable range of the instruments. Would you care to point out any particular measures that raise a red flag for you?
Thank-you for taking the time to comment in-depth.
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