general information

composition date
1958
duration
11 min
editor
Peters, San Antonio, Texas
Artistic collaboration(s)
Merce Cunningham
Commission
Merce Cunningham, chorégraphie

type

Instrumental ensemble music (Mixed instrumental ensemble of 10 to 25 instruments)

detailed formation

3 flutes, clarinet, horn, trumpet, trombone, piano, 3 cellos [à 7], 2 double basses [à 4]

information about the creation

date
August 17, 1958

États-Unis, New London, Conn., Connecticut College

interpreters

la Merce Cunningham Dance Company, Robert Rauschenberg : décors.

observations

version pour deux pianos (manuscrit daté du 15 janvier 1960), Peters EP 6926a.


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