Fads and Fancies in the Academy (1940)

for five performers

by John Cage (1912-1992)

general information

composition date
1940
duration
17min
publisher
Peters, San Antonio, Texas
Artistic collaboration(s)
chorégraphie de Marian van Tuyl

type

Chamber music (Other quintet with diverse instrumentation)

detailed formation

metronome [aussi panier à ordures en métal], male dancer (also narrator), drum [aussi tambour à timbre et battements de mains], tom-toms [aussi battements de mains, barquette,] (also drum, piano), piano [aussi battements de mains]


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