Tossed as it is Untroubled

Composed in 1943. Premiered in New York, April 5, 1944.

3 minutes

This work was originally used as music for the choreographed piece by Merce Cunningham of the same title. It is available in the C.F. Peters compilation "Prepared Piano Music 1940-47, Vol. 1" (catalog number noted). The original title of this piece is Meditation. The dance was called Tossed as it is untroubled. This is a lively dance piece, quite monophonic, set in a periodic rhythm, and written in a rhythmic structure 7 times 7.

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Sabine Liebner, piano

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