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Duration: 7'45"
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RedLine (1999)

Premiered May, 2001
Zoe Browder, piano

RedLine is a play on the idea of "red-lining" an engine (i.e. pushing something to its limits) and the 1/9 subway ("red") line in New York City, which goes by Juilliard, where I work. It's a fast, densely crowded train. The piece reflects the combination of these two ideas, and pushes he pianist to the edge of endurance and energy.

More discussion of this piece, including a free download of both versions of the score, can be found on the BCM Discussion Forum.

There's a more recent, similarly titled work, Redline Tango, by fellow Juilliard alum, John Mackey. There's no musical relationship between the pieces.

 

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