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The work is divided into five sections. The first and third share a similar texture of rapid piano, cello, and bass clarinet figures, while the second and fourth sections are marked by sustained tones in the cello. The fifth and final section combines these materials. The divisions between sections,
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both bass clarinet and flute as well as piccolo, though right from the world premiere in Frankfurt in 1979 ten players were used, dividing the wind parts among four musicians. The composer regarded this as a perfectly ordinary option, while pointing out "whether there are eight, nine, or ten
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however, involve smooth transitions with some overlapping in the parts. As a result, it is often difficult to tell just when one section ends and the next begins (
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and shifted versions of itself. The woodwinds and strings play fragmented versions of these figures in
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influenced the composition, particularly of the flute and piccolo melodies (
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in the background. The piece makes extensive use of imitative
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with the pianos, as well as melodies of their own and slow
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