Set of Five

Henry Cowell

General Info

Year: 1952
Duration: c.
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Peters
Cost: Score and Parts - $0.00   |   Score Only - $0.00

Movements

(1) Largo sostenuto (Half Note = 90), p3-10
(2) Allegro( ♩ = 120 or more), pll-19
(3) Andante, p20-25
(4) Presto leggiero - Piu mosso, p26-34
(5) Vigoroso (♩ = 128) - Rubato - Meno mosso - Allegro - Poco meno mosso - Tempo I - Allargando, p35-43

Instrumentation

Player I: 5 gongs of different sizes [partly muted by being laid on blanketed floor], xylophone, 5 med to sm drums, jalatarang or 6 bowls of different pitches, eel
Violin
Piano

Program Notes

21 Dec 1952. "Written for Maro and Anahid Ajemian" (caption); commissioned in August for December performance.

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