The Game of the Century
Connor Shafran
This work for two percussionists re-creates the famous chess match played in 1956 between Donald Byrne and Bobby Fischer. It was dubbed The Game of the Century. In its musical rendering, The Game of the Century is performed by two players …
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10488907Supplier ID: TSPCD-17
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Level:M
M
Limited
Limited
This work for two percussionists re-creates the famous chess match played in 1956 between Donald Byrne and Bobby Fischer. It was dubbed The Game of the Century. In its musical rendering, The Game of the Century is performed by two players seated across from each other, a chess board between them, the ticking clock driving the piece as White and Black move exactly as Byrne and Fischer did in 1956, the rhythms coinciding with the flow and strategy. Theatrical yet graded only Medium in level, the players are aided by the extensive performance notes and visual diagrams of how the board should look at key points. Creative, original, and just plain cool!
This piece comes as a professionally printed and bound score and includes individual parts in PDF format for printing or for tablet viewing.