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Clarinet, Piano (Clarinet) SKU: HL.48005912 Clarinet and Piano. Composed by John Adams. Boosey & Hawkes Chamber Music. Classical, Contemporary. 44 pages. Boosey & Hawkes #M051582211. Published by Boosey & Hawkes (HL.48005912). UPC: 073999937534. 9x12 inches.Gnarly Buttons is a 26-minute concerto for clarinet and small orchestra about the enduring influence made on Adams by his father, a clarinetist. It traces the instrument from the innocent and &ldquo;cool&rdquo; times of Benny Goodman to Adams' father's struggle with Alzheimer's in a complex world more about the pressing of buttons.