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The seasons : ballet in one act : piano reduction

Title
The seasons : ballet in one act : piano reduction / [John Cage] ; choreography by Merce Cunningham.
Author
Cage, John.
Publication
[1947]

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Notated musicSupervised use JPB 95-3 Folder 153Performing Arts Research Collections - Music

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Additional Authors
  • Cunningham, Merce.
  • Kirstein, Lincoln, 1907-1996.
  • Ballet Society (New York, N.Y.)
Description
17, 3 p. of ms. music; 34 cm.
Uniform Title
  • Seasons; arranged
  • Seasons (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Alternative Title
Seasons;
Subjects
Note
  • Holograph in pencil.
  • For piano.
  • Piano reduction of the orchestral music for the dance The seasons choreographed by Merce Cunningham and first performed by the Ballet Society, Ziegfeld Theatre (New York, N.Y.), May 18, 1947.
  • Dedication on inside cover: to Lincoln Kirstein.
  • Section entitled Fall written on different paper and has different pagination.
  • P. 13 labeled Fall and p. 17 labeled Finale; p. 13-17 contain only empty measures.
  • The finale, which contains the same music as Prelude I, has not been written out at the end.
  • John Cage Music Manuscript Collection.
Contents
Prelude I -- Winter -- Prelude II -- Spring -- Prelude III -- Summer -- Prelude IV -- Fall.
Call Number
JPB 95-3 Folder 153
OCLC
NYPG94-C6959
Author
Cage, John.
Title
The seasons : ballet in one act : piano reduction / [John Cage] ; choreography by Merce Cunningham.
Imprint
[1947]
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Added Author
Cunningham, Merce.
Kirstein, Lincoln, 1907-1996.
Ballet Society (New York, N.Y.)
Added Title
Seasons (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Research Call Number
JPB 95-3 Folder 153 Public service copy
JPB 94-24 Folder 138 Originals -- Permission required
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