Three Inventions
by Elizabeth Alexander
Piano Duet - Sheet Music

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2 pianos, 4-hands - Advanced

SKU: SF.SEA-045-00

Composed by Elizabeth Alexander. Piano Duet. 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)