finale, the knots are finally untied, will it be clear from what Houdini has escaped?"Johnston and Gilmore (2006), p.186. "All tempos, all phrase and section lengths, and in certain parts of the 'finale' (which opens Grindlemusic, the sequence closing with the 'scherzo'), even note-to-note timings conform to a proportional scheme derived from a single pattern of changes in AABA form. This pattern is associated with two distinct motivic groups at different points in the work." The piece has been recorded and released on:Microtonal Piano by Ben Johnston (1997). Phillip Bush, piano. Koch International Classics 3-7369-2. "Though the piece was recorded as the Sonata, and though Johnston and I both agree that a live performance of Grindlemusic would contain subtle alterations, the metric modulations between movements are nevertheless worked out to arrive at identical tempos in each version. Therefore I feel that a passable sense of Grindlemusic can be experienced by simply reprogramming the tracks on your compact disc player. To program the tracks for Grindlemusic, select the track order 9, 6, 8, 7." The Sonata being track order 6, 7, 8, 9. 8, being B, stays in the same place. Movements Sonata for Microtonal Piano Sonata-allegro Scherzo Slow movement Finale Grindlemusic Premises Questions Soul Music Mood Music Sonata-allegro = Questions, Scherzo = Mood Music, Slow movement = Soul Music, Finale = Premises. References Further reading Gibbens, John Jeffrey. "Design in Ben Johnston's Sonata for Microtonal Piano". Interface'', Vol. 18 (1989), pp. 161–194. Compositions in just intonation Piano sonatas 1964 compositions 5-limit tuning and intervals