Oliver Knussen

Study for "Metamorphosis" Oliver Knussen

Study for Metamorphosis for solo bassoon was composed by Oliver Knussen in the early 1970s but was withdrawn and later revised by the composer in 2018. Two earlier versions of the piece exist an incomplete copy of the works earliest incarnation entitled Study in Metamorphosis and dated 1972 and a revised version from 1973, which uses the current title.