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Work Title
Telephones and Birds
Date
Composed in 1977. Premiered in New York, January 18, 1977.
Ensemble Type
Trio
Work Length
30 minutes
Instrumentation
For three performers, telephone announcements, and recordings of bird songs.
Comments
This work was originally used as music for the choreographed piece by Merce Cunningham, "Travelogue," with stage and costume design by Robert Rauschenberg. Note: while this work was originally performed around the theme of bird songs, any other category may be substituted.
Publication
Peters Edition EP 66689
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