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Original

Three Inventions. Elizabeth Alexander. Piano sheet music. Advanced.

Translation

Three Inventions. Elizabeth Alexander. Piano sheet music. Advanced.

Original

Three Inventions composed by Elizabeth Alexander. For 2 pianos, 4-hands. Piano Duet. Advanced. Duration 10 minutes. Published by Seafarer Press. SF.SEA-045-00. Each "invention" in this colorful 10-minute work reflects a physical or mechanical action. "Synchrotron. Gear-Shifter. " features two different musical "gears," a smaller one in Piano I and a larger one in Piano II. "Prism. Light-Splitter. " emulates a prism, but instead of dividing the light spectrum into six colors, the twelve pitches of the chromatic scale are divided between the two pianos. "Synchrotron, or Superconducting-Supercollider. Atom Smasher. " contains two aspects of its mechanical namesake. movement outward from a central point, and. what else. some vigorous atom smashing. This showpiece for two pianos calls for a strong sense of rhythm and a playful sense of ensemble between the pianists. Commissioned by Genevieve Jones and Carol Chilton. Madison, WI. This showpiece for two pianos calls for a strong sense of rhythm and a playful sense of ensemble between the pianists. I. Synchromesh. Gear-Shifter. II. Prism. Light-Splitter. III. Synchrotron, or Superconducting-Supercollider. Atom-Smasher.

Translation

Three Inventions composed by Elizabeth Alexander. For 2 pianos, 4-hands. Piano Duet. Advanced. Duration 10 minutes. Published by Seafarer Press. SF.SEA-045-00. Each "invention" in this colorful 10-minute work reflects a physical or mechanical action. "Synchrotron. Gear-Shifter. " features two different musical "gears," a smaller one in Piano I and a larger one in Piano II. "Prism. Light-Splitter. " emulates a prism, but instead of dividing the light spectrum into six colors, the twelve pitches of the chromatic scale are divided between the two pianos. "Synchrotron, or Superconducting-Supercollider. Atom Smasher. " contains two aspects of its mechanical namesake. movement outward from a central point, and. what else. some vigorous atom smashing. This showpiece for two pianos calls for a strong sense of rhythm and a playful sense of ensemble between the pianists. Commissioned by Genevieve Jones and Carol Chilton. Madison, WI. This showpiece for two pianos calls for a strong sense of rhythm and a playful sense of ensemble between the pianists. I. Synchromesh. Gear-Shifter. II. Prism. Light-Splitter. III. Synchrotron, or Superconducting-Supercollider. Atom-Smasher.