Ixion (Summerspace)
(Ballet)

Ixion was commissioned by Merce Cunningham for his dance Summerspace. It is to be played in the high registers of the instruments, except for a brief section in which the lower registers are indicated. Numbers indicate the amount of sounds to be played on or within the box, each box being equal to MM or thereabouts. The dynamics are low, with an occasional loud sound being freely chosen by the performer. If there are too many sounds for the wind or brass instruments to play, articulate as many as possible and flutter or double-tongue the rest, avoiding glissando. If there are too many single sounds for the piano to play, the rest are simultaneous. All brass instruments and cellos with mutes. Strings should "mix" pizz. and arco.

Ixion is scored for cellos (3 to 7), basses (2 to 4), 3 flutes, clarinet, trumpet, horn, trombone, and piano.