for two pianos by Kyle Gann 1985

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1 I itoi Variations or two ianos by Kyle Gann

2 I itoi Variations ) Iitoi is the mythic Elder Brother o the Paago Indians o southern rizona the amous man in the maze o Paago art He igures in the creation myth as a shadow igure to Earth Doctor and bears certain resemblances to the ztec Quetzalcoatl; he led the Paago to their resent land created the calendar taught them to smoke tobacco bothered the young women was killed by his own eole and came back to lie beore disaearing back into the earth The Paago kee Iitois myth alive through a long cycle o songs o which Iitoi Variations is based on the Song o the Black Mountain originally recorded on Everest later available on Legacy international CD ) I was intrigued not only by the songs unusual rhythm with its shit between dotted and undotted beats but by the womens moving drone above the mens melody The translated text o the song is as ollows There was a black mountain in the ocean There was an unseen cloud coming toward that mountain It went into the black mountain and made it wet cross Iitois deathandrebirth story I suerimosed a worldy/siritual contrast modeled ater Beethovens O Sonata Variation VI is the crisis oint the Scorionic death/transormation; Variation VII is the alchemical rebirth as sirit Variation II is an homage to Busonis twoiano masteriece Fantasia Contrauntistica Variation IX is subtitled Hoodoo ater the lumy vertical rock ormation characteristic o so many Utah canyons The Finale carves metahorical etroglyhs rock drawings) on the sloweddown rocklike theme then turns back or a quick tri through all eleven variations in reverse order Iitoi Variations was a calculatedly ambitious work a summing u o my education I was about to turn 0 had quit my job to stay home with my newborn son and was roelled by a need to achieve something big and diicult I admired the intellectual monumentality o the twoiano reertoire including Busonis Fantasia Wallingord Rieggers O Variations Bartoks Sonata or Two Pianos and Percussion Stockhausens Mantra Ligetis Monument / SelbstPortrait / Bewegung Zimmermanns Monologe Reichs Piano Phase each o which let its mark on the iece some way or another Iitoi Variations was written with the hel o a grant rom the merican Ritual Theater Comany and was initially ublished by Editions V in Essen Germany run by Gerhard Stäbler) It seemed commodious enough to merit two dedicatees my wie Nancy and my ellow olitical comoser Frank bbinanti World remiere May 0 at Cooer Unions Great Hall by Double Edge Nurit Tilles and Edmund Niemann)

3 Piano Piano 2 Theme q = 2 q = to Frank bbinanti and Nancy Cook Iitoi Variations or two ianos Kyle Gann ) ) / ) ) ) ) ) + 2 ) ) ) ) ) Coyright Monroe Street Music 2007 Iitoi Variations

4 m slight ritard Iitoi Variations

5 Var I 2 q = Brutish but light 0 0 / / Iitoi Variations

6 / / Iitoi Variations

7 + / / / 0 m 0 0 Iitoi Variations

8 0 Var II Homage to Busoni q = 20 q = m m + / + + / m Iitoi Variations

9 + m / / + m Iitoi Variations

10 2 + m + m + 7 m / / / Iitoi Variations

11 2 m crescendo crescendo Iitoi Variations

12 / / + / / / Iitoi Variations

13 2 + / + / m / + + Iitoi Variations

14 2 22 slight accelerando < ; q = 0 slight accelerando ; < ; < ; Var III / / / b =>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> + + Iitoi Variations

15 0 =>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> =>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 0 b =>>>>>>> m 0 m 0 + / 0 / + / / / Iitoi Variations

16 =>>>>>>>>>>>> b / / =>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> b + b =>>>>> B / B 0 < =>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> / + Iitoi Variations

17 00 00 / =>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> b / + =>>>>>>>>>>>> / 0 0 = >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 0 0 / / =>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> + + Iitoi Variations

18 b =>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 0 00 / 0 7 =>>>>>>>>>>> m m 0 ttacca Var IV h = 0 Freely ths can be a little aster than general temo) + ) / Iitoi Variations

19 7 / / C / C 7 / / C / / C C / not rolled C Iitoi Variations

20 7 D / C / + / not rolled Var V Canon Interrutus q = m Extremely ast and always light m + m Iitoi Variations

21 m m + Iitoi Variations

22 m m m m m 0 27 F F B + / 0 + m Iitoi Variations

23 m E D + + m 0 + m m C + + E m + + F + Iitoi Variations

24 ) ) ) ) + m m C + + m + m C + ) C / + + Iitoi Variations

25 Var VI 2 0 ; m 0 ; q = 0 Imetuous ) / ; ) 0 / ) ) ) ) ; ) / < < < m < + + / + Iitoi Variations

26 2 2 + ) ) / m / + + Iitoi Variations

27 2 00 / 00 / m m Iitoi Variations

28 / < / / < 2 0E 00 0E 00 + / + m E 00 / / m 0E 00 Iitoi Variations

29 2 crescendo 2 ) ) ) ) ) crescendo m even a little aster / m Iitoi Variations

30 E increasing in intensity little by little 0E + 0E increasing in intensity little by little 0E Iitoi Variations

31 slight ritard ; ; slight ritard ; ; 0 00 / < m < m < m B Iitoi Variations

32 0 2 + Peaceul q = 00 imetuous q = 2 q = 00 + < B m + q = / < < < < at temo < < < < m q = 7 q = 2 < < < < < long < < =>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> b long < < < / Iitoi Variations

33 < + < rit = >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> F F + 2 Original temo q = Iitoi Variations

34 / / Iitoi Variations

35 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) < < ) ) ) < < not too long ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) < < not too long at temo < < + Iitoi Variations

36 Var VII q = 00 0 consummately eaceul very delicate m G / / 0 G m / G Iitoi Variations

37 / m G G / G 0 0 G Iitoi Variations

38 + / + m G Var VIII q = 20 Limid without accents m m) Iitoi Variations

39 0 / m / / with growing intensity Iitoi Variations

40 2 / Iitoi Variations

41 20 subito 2 / gradual crescendo Iitoi Variations

42 0 2 cresc more and more insistent 2 subito subito Iitoi Variations

43 2 m q = 7 < ttacca generally without edal < < brie < Var IX Hoodoo + Very ast sot and light as ossible Faster Temo Faster + Iitoi Variations

44 / < < < rush 0 Temo Temo + Iitoi Variations

45 / / / + / + / < < Rush Temo / < + Iitoi Variations

46 7 + + Rush Temo < < m / / Iitoi Variations

47 0 ccel 0 0 / 0 Temo + + / + + / Rush Temo + + / 0 Iitoi Variations

48 < / / < < m m < Slower m + 07 / + + < / / ; m + + ; Iitoi Variations

49 Var X Stark almost violent but decrescendoing to the end q = c 0 / / with edal on each chord m / / 7 20 / / D + D m D / / / Iitoi Variations

50 2 / / / / m + + m / / m / / Iitoi Variations

51 2 / ttacca Var XI Finale The Petroglyhs h = c 0 delicately but with inexorable momentum / / Iitoi Variations

52 0 / / m m calmly / / / 7 / / 0 / / / / m m / / / / D 7 + m / m Iitoi Variations

53 2 / / / / m + F D m / + m / / + m / / / + m Iitoi Variations

54 2 / / / m m / m / / / m + m m / Iitoi Variations

55 0 / m / / m m F m + + / / m + 2 / / / D m / / / / F / = b = = b / Iitoi Variations

56 / / / m / / m + + / m / m H / m Iitoi Variations D

57 7 / / / m / / / / + F D / / + / m m / loco + m / / m / / m + + Iitoi Variations

58 7 + D + + / m =>>>>>>>>>> b / m / / + m m 7 m / / / / m 7 / / + Iitoi Variations

59 7 Coda m 7 / + + m m / m 7 77 Iitoi Variations

60 7 / / / / F F / / / m + m m / + Iitoi Variations /

61 q = / + q = / m m m C m + + subito Iitoi Variations

62 0 2 m C q = m + + q = + =>>>>>>>>>>>> + =>>>>>>>>>> q = m + q = m + Iitoi Variations

63 + + 0 Molto ritard + Molto ritard m ccelerando as much as ossible m 0 ccelerando as much as ossible + + Iitoi Variations + + / / ril December Glenview Illinois + + / /

on the deconstruction of a cycle for 2 pianists and 2 percussion players Alberto C. Bernal

on the deconstruction of a cycle for 2 pianists and 2 percussion players Alberto C. Bernal on the deconstruction o a cycle or 2 ianists and 2 ercussion layers Alberto C. Bernal PERFORMANCE NOTES General: The dynamic indications between hooks reer to the intention dynamic, that can be dierent