Labyrinthian Dances - Ron Miller (1994) -- approx. 10 min.

Labyrinthian Dances is a basically tonal piece, but one in which a tone row plays a prominent role.  The tone row can be heard in  the string passage which opens the piece, and the opening pitches of that melody, E-F#-B-A-C-G are often repeated in the harp and percussion instruments (but appear in other places as well) throughout the piece.  The tone row also dictates harmonic progressions to some degree, but the piece basically could be said to be in A-minor, though it does not depend upon the pre-twentieth century fundamentals of harmonic motion (dominant to tonic) to establish its tonality.  Major and minor scales do not figure prominently either, though a tonally ambiguous scale made up of alternating whole and half steps plays a major role, both melodically and harmonically.  The piece makes use of triadic harmonies, but also of quartal harmonies and whole-tone chords.  While several nice melodies are presented, the piece places more emphasis on texture and tone color.  Thus there are passages where the strings play chords which are then echoed in another section (a texture known as "shadowing"), and sections featuring melodies made up of successive notes, each played by a different combination of instruments.  Schoenberg called this klangfarbenmelodie, or "sound-color melody."  There is much use of bells and bell-like sounds.
The name "Labyrinthian Dances" (a variation on the more common 'Labyrinthine') was inspired by a friend who remarked that the music sounds like it's being played in a cave...

Orchestration:
+2-2-*3-2 - 4-2-2-1 - Timp - 2 perc - hp - piano - str
Percussion includes Orchestra Bells, Vibraphone, Wood Block, Temple Blocks, Crash Cymbals, Triangle, Snare Drum, Tom-tom, Bass Drum,  and a crystal wine glass which can be tuned to "G" ( a "G" crotale played with a string bass or cello bow might be as effective...)
Important part for Alto Flute at the beginning.