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John Adams

Gnarly Buttons

Gnarly Buttons is a composition for solo clarinet and chamber ensemble by the American composer John Adams. The London Sinfonietta and Present Music (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) co-commissioned the work.

Sources#

  • May, Thomas. The John Adams Reader ()
  • Taylor, Anthony G. “John Adams’s ‘Gnarly Buttons’: Issues of History, Performance and Style.” Doctoral document, University of Cincinnati, 2007. Electronic library access at: http://www.ohiolink.edu/etd/view.cgi?ucin1185548983

*John Adams official site, page on Gnarly Buttons

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John Adams