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.