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Vienna, Universal Edition, 1977, printing of 1985. Full Score, Quarto 9.1 x 12 ins 20pp stapled wraps. Ensemble consists of string quartet, harmonium, and piano. ... Read more

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Chapters: Episodes, List of Episodes Stagings, Pas de Deux. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 18. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Episodes is a two-part ballet made by Martha Graham and George Balanchine to Anton von Webern's Symphony, Op. 21; Five Pieces, Op. 10; Concerto, Op. 24; and the Ricercata in Six Voices from Bach's Musical Offering which Webern had arranged in homage to Bach as Balanchine conceived the ballet as one to Webern. The premiere took place under the ausipices of the Ballet Society on May 19, 1959, at City Center of Music and Drama, New York, with scenery and lighting by David Hays; the conductor was Robert Irving. Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein invited Martha Graham to choreograph a joint work using all of Webern's orchestral pieces. The result was not a true collaboration but a work composed of two separate sections. Graham's contribution, Episodes I, danced by her company plus four dancers from New York City Ballet, was a depiction of the death of Mary, Queen of Scots. Dancers for this section were attired in ornate, Elizabethan costumes designed by Karinska. Episodes II, Balanchine's contribution to the work, was danced by Ballet Society and Paul Taylor, who was then a dancer in Graham's company. This portion, definitively more abstract, dressed the performers in simple, non-descript, stark black-and-white practice clothing. The overall effect allowed Graham's portion to be perceived through a more classical focus though created and performed by a modern dance company while Balanchine's portion was viewed in the reverse: a modernist work being created and performed by classical dancers. City Ballet ceased performing Graham's section in 1960 (at which time it was performed Balanchine's as Episodes II) and in 1961 eliminated the solo variation which Paul Ta...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=14899416 ... Read more

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This volume, a collection of papers--critical, analytical, and biographical--will be an indispensable addition to the surprisingly limited literature on Webern. The articles were compiled by Hans Moldenhauer, the composer's authoritative biographer. ... Read more