THE MACHINE AGE I. THE EVER-BLINKING EYE William Albright Obsessive and strict (d= 60) Been 1988) ‘martellato ¢ secco Bom atneno f (ligico) |, PD BP (revitalized) — ub Lf (sempre) CHORALE (ongan-ike) “atthe altar of technology” 3 brutale ? SP eons) bp Leb Ibe 1G Aw Copyright © 1991 by Henmar Press Ine Sole Selling Agents: C.F. Peters Corporation 373 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10016 International Copyright Secured, All Rights Reserved, Euition Peters 67216 ‘Allle Rechte vorbehalten,Grandioso legato, placido sin, a7 27 2 ole ancora legato legato + ecco fh i seco ’ fe off sempre <4ll Fu zi deliberatamente assionaro C2] h poco |™p pp—F— o ‘Bs.sempre S inspired by yellow traffic lights, heavy constuction equipment backing up, computer prompts, nagging digital clock displays after a power fare, and eldsfashioned department stove boleII. PLAYER-PIANO ON BROADWAY Presto e vivo, strict, bouncy rhythm (d= 176) f Ceurtain - raiser”) FE wom.erese, poco |a poco - — = “4s 0% sempre ff watch your step! psempre“a big finish” >=——__ sempre again the‘evileye”™ “petulant” ¥ ? —~erese, poss)”Ill. THE COMPUTER’S REVENGE (SCHERZO) Nervous and chattery, like irregular typing or the patter of rain, molto secco. .M. 60 teed sempre stace| 2 In unmetered notation, black notes without stems are tobe read as they appear in space against a constantly flowing grid of seconds. For ease of roading, the seconds are grouped in “measures” of ‘4. A metronome set at “60” will help coordination in rohearsal N.B. This piece may be played witha metronome sounding throughout (at mm. 60). Start one or two beats before the first written measure stop it precisely with the first beat of final measure Large “b ” or “i” means all notes on that staff are flat or naturalstaccato leggiero, notes ad lib, Is. lie. S_E kempre japsimile, sempre jmp oo G2 SF (furioso) sempre staccato,patetico (bw v tv lere Ca sub.pp pt TE a} = Gr = * eats fs nails sempre a tempo Bae Jet piano li fall closed, piano strings > should resonate, <7) Ee —S ™?pIV. BLUES FOR CRISTOFORI* (LULLABYE PIAN’E FORTE) Moderato,tenderly, caressing (4 = 76) 2g a OF oe ee m of he I wl | \ ail I LAH. sempre ppPoE (pocosft) (Pig: dim, - enna i $33 7 fs b d be en a tempo i fig bi ae A a ~ | PP is a by ba appastionato broadly F oo Po OO Se: be = 2 1 a tempo be fe BUS wo crese,eresc, poco a poco ~~ | —~ sane b: he , v = (oom. Pea) tranquillo, in a haze 112 Pel t0 end molto delicatofor Christopher R. V. ROBOT DRUMMERS (FROM HELL) Driven, rhythmic and strongly accented ( ¢ = 152) => = simile fom bassa sempre simile = Seebassa sempre ‘Senza Pedle Soa_- === Bav ov4 Bta-—-— quasi lontano, delicato Coda (brutale) non oresc. (von Be)4s (sempre a tempo) (oresc.) — — (tence) |g (perky and precise) improvise with these notes only, vary accents, non cresc. & eS senza rit. 5 “back where they came from” sempre pp non crese. So16 for Frank and Alice on their 50th Anniversary VI. PRAYER* Legato, semplice (J = 96) _ P. con Pedsle simile “(after the poetry of Christopher Smart as presented in the oratorio, “Song to David.”)7 poce rit, molto espressivo e lirico ss (like a song) - similerubato cantabllepoco rit. a tempo espressivo20 3 poco sfz (ringing) 3 4 K R 4 E 4. be — top notes poco dim. $ 4 ba he nie i> poco crese. accelerando poco a poco — — I> Fecal down fo ed eee Keep repoating had ib, sempre acoa.whil fading out* ppp #2 ~ “eventually, some notes may not sound Trees, plants, and flowers -of virtuous rot: Bless ye the nosegey ofthe vale, * * Gem yllding blossom, yieling truly And with the sweetness of the gale Chotce gums and precious balm, Envich the thankful palm, (Christopher Smart, (1763)