Oliverio | Medusa

JenOliverio PERUSALSCORE

SONATA FOR TRUMPET AND PIANO

Hello! Jen Oliverio PERUSALSCORE

Medusa was composed for trumpet/piano duo Mother Chaos to premiere in the Spring of 2026. This character piece of a sonata follows the life of Medusa from her early years as a beautiful maiden through her transformation and grotesque beheading. Each movement depicts a different season of her life; the Fantasy and freedom of her early years, the Foul Play when she is attacked and cursed, and the Fury that follows when she is being hunted and eventually beheaded.

The first movement is playful and dance-like, the second moment is hazy and dissociative, and the final movement evokes rage while tying all of the previous themes together.

ProgramNote

Medusawascomposed fortrumpet/pianoduoMotherChaostopremiereintheSpringof 2026.Thischaracterpieceof asonatafollowsthelife of Medusafromherearlyyearsasabeautiful maidenthroughhertransformationanduntimelybeheading. Eachmovementdepictsadiﬀerent seasonof herlife; theFantasyand freedomof herearlyyears, theFoul Playwhensheisattackedandcursed,and theFurythatfollowswhenshe isbeing huntedandeventuallybeheaded.

Theﬁrstmovementisplayfulanddance-like, thesecond momentishazyanddissociative,and theﬁnal movementevokesragewhiletyingallof thepreviousthemestogether.

Instrumentation

Duration: 13 minutes, 30seconds

Firstprintingof thisedition, January2026