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Play | Fearless Asymmetry for 2 pianos Opus: 41 Length: 8 minutes Instruments: Two pianos (with percussion) Composed: 2003 |
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A whacky pseudo-minimalist piano piece that lives up to its title. It's got more time signatures than Dr. Who's autograph book; there's barely a 4/4 bar in the whole piece, even though it's very rhythmic. There's also a well-known tune hidden in the piece which only becomes revealed right at the end. (Even though you hear the tune, it is not being played by either piano - a trick which Tchaikovsky used in his Pathetique symphony. It is only when the two pianos are combined that you "hear" the famous tune.) | |
| Version with added percussion | |
I've also made a version with percussion which sounds particularly good here as it emphasises the changing rhythms. (I quite like the idea of pianos+percussion, what do you think? Let me know!) (Available on the album Elwood's Piano Works which can be downloaded from this page.) |
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