four, by john cage
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FOIJR
for 2 violins,
viola'and
violoncello
for
tbe
Ardni
Quartet
Copyright
O 1989
y Henmar
Press,
nc,
373
park
Avenue
South,.hw
york,
Ny
1@16
New York
Ciry
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The
players
it
in the conventional
elation o
qach
other.
Thereare
three
ive-minute
ecligns,
-Ceadr having
lorible time brackes
and
one
which is fix
theseare
notated rom 0'00" o
5'00".
Thereare our
parts
f4)
eachof
which
can be
played
by
any
of the
players.
If theperformances to last en minutes, l playersplaysectionB (pans14). The ts/oviolinisr
then exdrange
heir
para
wiù
rhe
oùer
wo
players
ittreras
I
with
3
and2 with 4
or
1 with 4 an
2
wiù
3.
After
resening eir ckonomercrs
hey
play
section
B again.
If the
performance
s to last wenry minutes,
ll
playea play
sections
A and
C
without
pause
berween.
Players and
2
then e.rchange
ireir
parts
with
players
3
and
4 in
either
way
and
play
A
andC again
If rhe
performance
s cornplete, BC,
with
the repetition
t will last hirty
rninutes.
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