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Work Title
Four Dances
Date
Composed between 1942 and 1943. Premiered in New York, January 16, 1943.
Ensemble Type
Trio
Work Length
Approximately 18 minutes
Instrumentation
For piano, percussion, and voice (wordless).
Comments
Dance No. 1 is scored for piano and percussion, Dance No. 2 for tenor and piano, Dance No. 3 for piano and dance, and Dance No. 4 for piano, tenor, and percussion. The original title was What So Proudly We Hail. Music for the dances of Hanya Holm, later retitled as Suite of four dances, and finally published as Four Dances. Durations indicated are taken from the recording by the Amadinda Percussion Group (Hungaroton HCD 31847).
Publication
Peters Edition EP 67450
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