Written for the dynamic AdZel Duo, Catawampus is a fun, fast-paced duet for two clarinets. In many ways, Catawampus is a sibling work to my flute and clarinet duo Organism written the year before. With both works, I did not plan anything in advance, but instead decided to let the piece go where it goes, and do my best to take advantage of the extraordinary flexibility and diverse sound worlds available from these instruments.