Party pieces
By: Virgil Thomson, Henry Cowell, John Cage, Lou Harrison ; arranged for string quartet by Ulrich Krieger (2003)
Contributors: Cowell, Henry, 1897-1965, composer; Cage, John, composer; Harrison, Lou, 1917-2003, composer; Krieger, Ulrich, arranger of music
Edition: Score and parts.
Published: 2016
Number of pages: 22
Subjects: Arranged String quartets; Aleatory music; Scores and parts
Work titles: Party pieces, violins (2), viola, cello ;
Notes: Originally for unspecified instruments.

20 short pieces composed measure-by-measure as party games in the 1940's, by Virgil Thomson, Henry Cowell, John Cage, and Lou Harrison.

Includes arranger's note.

Duration: approximately 10 minutes.

Publisher's no.: Edition Peters 66500b.
Table of contents: title: 1. Vivace / John Cage, Lou Harrison; title: 2. Adagio, choral-like / John Cage, Lou Harrison, Virgil Thomson; title: 3. Grazioso / John Cage, Henry Cowell, Lou Harrison; title: 4. Allegretto / John Cage, Lou Harrison, Virgil Thomson; title: 5. Slowly, rubato, yet flowing / John Cage, Lou Harrison, Virgil Thomson; title: 6. Flowing - broad / John Cage, Lou Harrison, Virgil Thomson; title: 7. Allegro (for V.T. in absentia (et amoroso)) / John Cage, Lou Harrison; title: 8. Majestic - broad / John Cage, Lou Harrison, Virgil Thomson; title: 9. Vivo / John Cage, Henry Cowell, Lou Harrison; title: 10. Flowing - rubato / John Cage, Henry Cowell, Lou Harrison; title: 11. Waltz / John Cage, Lou Harrison, Virgil Thomson; title: 12. Flowing / John Cage, Henry Cowell, Lou Harrison; title: 13. Allegro / John Cage, Henry Cowell, Lou Harrison; title: 14. A slow, walking tempo / John Cage, Henry Cowell, Lou Harrison; title: 15. Maestoso, ma teneramente / John Cage, Henry Cowell, Lou Harrison; title: 16. Allegro precioso / John Cage, Henry Cowell, Lou Harrison; title: 17. March tempo / John Cage, Henry Cowell, Lou Harrison; title: 18. Pastoral - softly - legato / John Cage, Henry Cowell, Lou Harrison; title: 19. A slow 2 - walking tempo / John Cage, Henry Cowell, Lou Harrison; title: 20. Allegro / John Cage, Henry Cowell, Lou Harrison.