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Work Title Totem Ancestor |
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Date Composed in 1942. Premiered in New York, October 20, 1942. |
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Ensemble Type Solo |
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Work Length 2 minutes |
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Instrumentation For solo prepared piano. |
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Comments This work was originally used as music for the choreographed piece by Merce Cunningham of the same title. A version for dance with Laban Notation is available (EP 6762a). The 11 notes comprising this piece are prepared with screws, bolts, weather stripping, and a free-rattling nut. It was written for the dance by Merce Cunningham of the same title and follows its phraseology. |
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Publication Peters Edition EP 6762a |
