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Gordon Green : Serpentine Sky
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Music for computer-controlled disklavier range from lyrical and introspective to wildly dissonant, and features unusual textures for multiple pianos.
Genre: Classical: Contemporary
Release Date: 2005
Serpentine Sky Record Label: JRI Recordings
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Preview Song Name Time Format Price Select
Prelude 5:56 $0.99
Nightfall 4:11 $0.99
Four Tiny Pieces #1 1:29 $0.99
Four Tiny Pieces #2 1:35 $0.99
Four Tiny Pieces #3 1:03 $0.99
Four Tiny Pieces #4 1:51 $0.99
The Brightening Air 6:08 $0.99
Scott Joplin Collage 3:45 $0.99
Serpentine Sky 7:06 $0.99
Stephen Foster Collage 2:52 $0.99
Nocturne 7:38 $0.99
Patriotic Collage 3:25 $0.99
September 12, 2001 9:28 $0.99
Sunrise 7:01 $0.99
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Album Notes

From the JRI Recordings press release...

Many pianos - no hands: The pieces on this recording were composed for up to six synchronized pianos, and range from a very spare and reflective elegy to wild and playful collages of familiar tunes. The computer control allows Green to create truly original voices from the plethora of hammers and strings, such as notes traded between instruments at lightning speeds, impossibly fast runs and arpeggios, and very dense shimmering textures. The surround sound mix is especially effective at immersing the listener within Green's compositions.

Electronically controlled yet sonically familiar, this music retains the rich warm tone of a grand piano. The melodic lines based on very human improvised gestures balance the precise control and dense counterpoint enabled by the computer.

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