Sculptured Birds
for clarinet and piano (1978, 1982-84)
Dur. 24'
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1. Jurassic Bird (after David Smith)
2. The Eagle (after Alexander Archipenko)
3. Bird in Glide (after Constantin Brancusi)
4. The Chinese Nightingale (after Max Ernst)

Commissioned by Dr. W. Howard Hoffman

First Performance: September 28, 1982, Alta Ham Fine Arts Recital Hall, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, William Powell, clarinet and Virko Baley, piano; first performance of the final revised version on October 3, 1984, Roy O. Disney Hall, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, California, William Powell and Virko Baley performing.

Materials on Sale TNP 1202