TWO THOUGHTS ABOUT THE PIANO
(for Solo Piano)
TWO THOUGHTS ABOUT THE PIANO (for Solo Piano)
Composed by Augusta Read Thomas and Bernard Rands for pianist Joel Fan, for The Open Source Musical Festival. The commission speci ed that this composition must be a reaction to an older music composition (not by ART or BR), and we chose to react to Elliott Carter's "Caténaires" from his Two Thoughts About the Piano for solo piano.
Duration: Depending on tempo, between 4'45" and 5'00"
TWO THOUGHTS ABOUT THE PIANO
Capricious; toccata-like q = 116–120
The opening 26 bars is an introduction
Try to stay calm and collected until the surprise breakout, which starts three measures after letter A
To maintain tempo, please always continue to freely divide notes between the two hands in the manner you most prefer.
