Using thematic-motif material and Baroque concerto structures, Stephan Adam has created a contemporary work with new sounds without being avant-garde. The work is demanding, particularly as regards technique and rhythmic complexity. This work was commissioned by the Bundesvereinigung Deutscher Blasmusikverbände [Federation of German Wind Music Organisations] and has been a set piece in competitions at the most advanced level. Stephan Adam studied Church Music and Composition in Frankfurt am Main, Kurt Hessenberg was one of his teachers. He has been teaching since 1982 at the Berufsfachschule für Musik [Further Education College of Music] in Bad Königshofen.