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John's Book of Alleged Dances

John Adams · b. 1947 · American
For 2 violins, viola, cello, electronics
Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM, with the parts evenly matched
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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 35 min
Composed
1994
Era
Contemporary

Notes

Ten dances, playable in any order, with a recorded prepared-piano track; commissioned by Kronos

About this work

  1. Judah to Ocean
  2. Toot Nipple
  3. Dogjam
  4. Pavane: She's So Fine
  5. Rag the Bone
  6. Habanera
  7. Stubble Crotchet
  8. Hammer & Chisel
  9. Alligator Escalator
  10. Ständchen: The Little Serenade
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