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Product Descriptionfor two pianosIn Barry's operaThe Intelligence Park, one of his aims was to write music which would be both at one with the text and independent of it. This arrangement for 2 pianos, takes as its basis 5 chorales from the opera with themes ranging from cursing one's father to musings on nature and hauntedcottages.Technically demanding, an alternative version of Chorale III is included in the copy.About the AuthorGerald Barry was born in Ireland in 1952 and studied composition with Stockhausen and Kagel. He first came to public attention in 1979 with his radical ensemble works and'O'. Barry's music has been performed at the Warsaw Autumn, Musik Triennale Koln, Musica Viva, Festival Presences,Huddersfield and St Denis Festivals, the ISCM and many others. His music has been recorded on the NMC, Largo, Black Box, Marco Polo and Challenge labels.