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I made the piece (see below) from the pitch materials of my solo viola piece, "Ritenere." It is a heterophonic texture of five voices. 
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Knowing that we were going to be in Italy, we began to study the Italian language. I discovered Tasso in my twenties, and one of my earliest compositions that I still like is four settings of Tasso poems. I got deeper into Italian and viola, and decided to write an Italian text and set it to music with a prominent viola part, like Morton Feldman's "Rothko Chapel." I ended up writing "Per il rinoceronte nero" for chorus, soprano solo, viola, bass clarinet, bass drum, vibraphone, xylophone, and tubular bells. I had help from my viola teacher here in Italy, Valentina Rebaudengo. We have been busy seeing things and trying to understand Italian culture better, so I have done very little composing since we arrived. However, I wrote a short piece for solo viola than I like, and I arranged it for my friend Chris Hills, a wonderful clarinetist who lives in the Chicago area. I am posting both scores below. 
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