“Trilogy” Sonata

Arrangements for piano

19′

Music by Philip Glass.
Arrangement for piano by Paul Barnes.

CAST:
Piano

PREMIERE:
April 19, 2001 by Paul Barnes in New York City.

NOTES:
The Sonata consists of piano transcriptions from the trilogy of “portrait” operas of Philip Glass, Einstein on the Beach (1976), Satyagraha (1980), and Akhnaten (1983). The result is an unusual sense of time travel as the unmistakable rhythmic identity of Philip Glass is temporarily viewed through the looking glass of the 18th-century sonata cycle.

— Paul Barnes

PUBLISHER:
Dunvagen Music Publishers

"Trilogy" Sonata for Piano at MusicRoom.com

Einstein on the Beach
Satyagraha
Akhnaten

Glass Cuts on Orange Mountain Music
The Orphée Suite for Piano on Orange Mountain Music
Songs from the Trilogy on Sony Masterworks
Songs on Sony Classical

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