Notices (1972) for strings, uses traditional forms of reprise, although his instrumentation brings in many soloistic touches and a typically modern thematic sound arises from his long melodies and tight chromaticism. This and his harmonic search for a new treatment of tonality mark an important stage in his return to tradition in the early 1970s. The work alternates between slow passages that resemble a lament and fast, fidgety, clamorous ones. The composed noise at the end of the work forms a notable example of Maros's instrumental technique. (Anna Dalos)