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    • John Cage

    • Totem Ancestor (1943)

    • Henmar Press, Inc. (World)
    • preppno
    • 2 min

    Programme Note

    This work was originally used as music for the choreographed piece by Merce Cunningham of the same title. A version for dance with Laban Notation is available. The 11 notes comprising this piece are prepared with screws, bolts, weather stripping, and a free-rattling nut. It was written for the dance by Merce Cunningham of the same title and follows its phraseology.