Cheap Imitation : piano solo
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Title
Cheap Imitation : piano solo
Collection
John Cage Music Manuscript Collection
Names
Cage, John (Composer)
Johns, Jasper, 1930- (Set designer)
Cunningham, Merce (Choreographer)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1969-12-14 (Approximate)
Place: New York
Library Location
Music Division
Shelf locator: JPB 94-24 Folder 306 Originals
Subjects
Manuscripts, Musical
Ballets
Aleatory music
Musical sketches
Genres
Notes
Biographical/Historical: Written to take the place of Socrate by Erik Satie as an accompaniment for the dance Second Hand by Merce Cunningham. First performed by Merce Cunningham and Company with scenery by Jasper Johns at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, N.Y., Jan. 9, 1970.
Content: Composer's copy. Contains markings in red pencil, black and blue ink relating to the orchestral version.
Date: Copyright date: 1970
Physical Description
Extent: 16 p. of music ; 33 cm.
Reproduced from holograph.
Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12590831
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG95-C539
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 3bdde2e0-c617-012f-a6f4-58d385a7bc34
Rights
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Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Cheap Imitation : piano solo" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1969. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3bdde2e0-c617-012f-a6f4-58d385a7bc34
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