John Cage (1912-1992)

Cheap Imitation (1972)

orchestral version

  • General information
    • Composition date: 1972
    • Duration: 35 mn
    • Publisher: Peters, New York, nº EP 6805, 1972
    • Dedication: pour la fondation Serge Koussevitzky et à la mémoire de Serge et Natalie Koussevitzky.
Detailed formation
  • piccolo [1 à 3] , flute [1 à 3] , alto flute [1 à 3] , oboe [1 à 3] , English horn [1 à 3] , clarinet [1 à 3] , alto saxophone [1 à 3] , bassoon [1 à 3] , horn [1 à 3] , trumpet [1 à 3] , trombone [1 à 3] , tuba [1 à 3] , timpani [ad lib.] , marimba, vibraphone [ad lib.] , tubular bells [ad lib.] , guitar, glockenspiel, harp [1 à 3] , violin [1 à 12] , second violin [1 à 12] , viola [1 à 9] , cello [1 à 9] , double bass [1 à 3]

Premiere information

Observations

Orchestre sans chef, entre vingt quatre et quatre-vingt quinze musiciens.