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But in this case the piano and bass clarinet have such different timbres and the pseudo doublings usually occur in different octaves.[/b]
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I did notice this.
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Also, I'm not sure if you are familiar with the 'symphony concertante' style. In this style the soloists and ensemble aren't always as seen as separate entities. At times the soloist(s) will loose their "thunder" but the timbre of the instrument will speak. Therefore there is usually a back and forth thing going on between the soloist(s) and ensemble. I tried to use that concept in this concertante as my ideas was to depict two distinct personalities fused/intermingled together in friendship as well as back and forth converstation. Yet, at times the unique personality of the Bass Clarinet shines out by itself as the featured solo.[/b]
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I wasn't familiar with the style - but it makes sense - and it may very well help to break things up texturally. Thank you for enlightening me.