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Work Title First Construction (In Metal) |
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Alt. Title 1st Construction (In Metal) |
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Date Composed in 1939. Premiered in Seattle, December 9, 1939. |
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Ensemble Type Sextet |
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Work Length 9 minutes |
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Instrumentation For percussion sextet, with assistant. |
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Comments The rhythmic structure of this work is 4-3-2-3-4, 16 x 16 4/4 measures. It is Cage's first composition using fixed rhythmic structures. He uses standard as well as many unconventional instruments, including 8 anvils, a water gong, and 4 car brake drums. |
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Publication Peters Edition EP 6709 (score), EP 6709a (set of parts) |
