| Category: | Musical composition |
| Dated: | Seatlle, Washington. First movement: October 22, 1938; Second movement: October 24, 1938; Third movement: October 31, 1938 |
| Instrumentation: | flute, clarinet, bassoon, oboe and horn |
| Duration: | 8' |
| Premiere and performer(s): | Second movement: March 7, 1939 at the University of Washington (Anderson Hall), Seatlle, Washington. Performed by Whitney Tustion, oboe and Alvind Schardt, horn. First complete performance: February 17, 1962 at the ONCE Festival, First Unitarian Church, Ann Arbor. Performed by Dorian Wind Quintet: John Perras, flute. David Perkett, oboe. Arthur Bloom, clarinet. Jane Taylor, bassoon. William Brown, horn |
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| Published: | Edition Peters 6738 © 1961 by Henmar Press |
| Manuscript: | Score (holograph in ink, signed - 30 p.); 5 Parts (holograph in ink, signed - 31 p.); Part for bassoon (holograph, incomplete - 1p.), all at New York Public Library. |
| Consists of 3 movements: I. Trio (flute, B flat clarinet, bassoon) - II. Duo (oboe, horn) - III. Quintet (flute, oboe,
B flat clarinet, horn, bassoon). One of Cage's works, composed in a free serial style. Sources: Paul van Emmerik: Thema's en Variaties; Paul van Emmerik's A John Cage Compendium; C.F.Peters Catalog; New York Public Library online catalog; Richard Kostelanetz: John Cage: Writer - Previously uncollected pieces) |