| Category: | Musical composition |
| Dated: | New York City, July 1944 |
| Instrumentation: | Prepared piano |
| Duration: | 4' |
| Premiere and performer(s): | 1948 in the Carnegie Recital Hall in New York, performed by John Cage |
| Other performances: | * June 11, 1949. Théâtre du Vieux Colombier, Paris, France. John Cage, piano (parts I & IV). Performed with Cunningham
choreography * January 15, 1950. Hunter College Playhouse, New York. John Cage, piano. Performed with choreography * February 8, 1950. Town Hall, New York. John Cage, piano * April 26, 1950. Plays and Players Auditorium, Philadelphia, PA. John Cage, piano. Performed with choreography * November 26, 1950. Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association, New York. John Cage, piano. Performed with choreography * November 28, 1951. Town Hall, New York. John Cage, piano |
| Dedicated to: | Music for Xenia (Cage) |
| Choreography: | Merce Cunningham: Effusions avant l'heure / Games / Trio (1949) |
| Published: | Edition Peters 6766 © 1960 by Henmar Press. Also published in "John Cage - Prepared Piano Music, Volume 2 ¤ 1940-47", Edition Peters 67886b © 2000 |
| Manuscript: | Score (9 lv.), Collection Gilbert Silverman and Lila Silverman; Score (holograph (photocopy) - 8 p.) in New York Public Library. |
| A Valentine Out of Season is a suite of three pieces. The character of the pieces is quite different, the middle
dance-like. The music is very simple, as is the preparation of the piano. Cage wrote the piece in a period, prior to his
separation from Xenia, giving an indication of the meaning of the title. |