| Category: | Musical composition |
| Dated: | Summer 1932 |
| Instrumentation: | Voice and piano |
| Duration: | Approximately 12' |
| Premiere and performer(s): | November 1932; Harry Hay, basso cantante; John Cage, piano; Santa Monica Women's Club, California. |
| Dedicated to: | --- |
| Choreography: | --- |
| Published: | --- |
| Manuscript: | Holograph (11 p.) heirs Harry Hay. Copy in New York Public Library |
| Consists of 7 parts: Strophe Alpha, Antistrophe Alpha, Strophe Beta, Antistrophe Beta, Strophe Gamma,
Antistrophe Gamma, Epode. Text by Aeschylus (Persai, verses 852-908)
Sources: Paul van Emmerik: Thema's en Variaties; Paul van Emmerik's A John Cage Compendium; New York Public Library online catalog; |