A contemporary exploration of percussive piano technique featuring dense, non-traditional intervals. It stands out due to its relentless energy and complex texture.
Maintaining rhythmic stability during the rapid-fire repeated note patterns is the significant technical hurdle.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
((≠)) is rated Henle level 6 of 9 — advanced repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 7–8. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 9.
You should be comfortable at Henle level 6 — meaning you can already play level 5–6 pieces cleanly. Learning it one level early is possible as a stretch piece, but more than that usually leads to months of frustration.
A typical performance of ((≠)) lasts about 4 minutes.
((≠)) is available as free public-domain sheet music on IMSLP — the score is linked directly from this page.
Pieces at a comparable difficulty and character include 108 by Christopher Andrew Walker, 108 (4+8+15+16+23+42) by Christopher Andrew Walker, Fantaisie-Impromptu in C-sharp minor by Frédéric Chopin — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.