written: 2022
length: 6' 58''
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Piano Counterpoint No. 3
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Program note
Piano Counterpoint No. 3 is the first of my piano counterpoints to be originally called a piano counterpoint.
The harmony of the piece is largely based on John Adams’ piece for two pianos called Hallelujah Junction. I fell in love with it the moment I heard it for the first time and I had to write a piece like that myself.
Just like Hallelujah Junction, my composition uses the exciting sound of pianos playing (mostly) the same patterns in different ranges a few notes apart. Three pianos do exactly this in my piece legato and con pedale. The fourth piano provides a stronger sense of rhythm in its staccato arpeggios.