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Work Title Improvisation IV |
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Alt. Title Fielding Sixes |
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Date Composed in 1980, revised in 1982. Premiered in London, June 30, 1980. |
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Ensemble Type Trio |
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Instrumentation For three cassette players. |
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Comments This work was originally used as music for the choreographed piece by Merce Cunningham entitled Fielding Sixes, with stage decors and costume design by Monika Fullemann (from 1983, Mark Lancaster; from 1986, William Anastasi). In this work, there are 3 sets of 12 identical cassettes in play, all containing traditional Irish music played by Matt Molloy on flute and Paddy Glackin on fiddle. Other material may be used. If performed as a work independent of the Cunningham dance, the performers agree on an overall time length. During the performance, one change of playback speed is allowed. |
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Publication Peters Edition EP 66954 |