Root of an unfocus: for prepared piano
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Item data
Title
Root of an unfocus: for prepared piano
Collection
John Cage Music Manuscript Collection
Names
Cage, John (Composer)
Cunningham, Merce (Dedicatee)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1944
Library Location
Music Division
Shelf locator: JPB 94-24
Subjects
Cage, John -- Manuscripts
Manuscripts, Musical
Cage, John. Root of an unfocus
Genres
Notes
Statement Of Responsibility: John Cage.
Content: Holograph, signed, in ink.
Content: Title page not used for published edition.
Content: Dedication: for Merce Cunningham.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 leaf ; 33 cm
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG96-C434
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12587301
Photo Order: 67016
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): e1da6ec0-bcab-013d-2c20-0242ac110002
Rights
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1944
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MLA format
Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Root of an unfocus: for prepared piano " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1944. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e1da6ec0-bcab-013d-2c20-0242ac110002
APA format
Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1944). Root of an unfocus: for prepared piano Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e1da6ec0-bcab-013d-2c20-0242ac110002
Chicago/Turabian Format
Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Root of an unfocus: for prepared piano " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 9, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e1da6ec0-bcab-013d-2c20-0242ac110002
Wikipedia citation
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