for chamber ensemble and voices
Text: “The Large Staircase” by Erik Satie.
3 mime, 3S, 3A, 3T, 3B fl, afl, 2 perc, vib, hp, va, vc, db.
5’ 30” duration 1971
Lyons Concert Hall, York 1971 New Music Ensemble, Bernard Rands
(In the presence of John Cage.)
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