Four, by John Cage

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for 2 violins,

viola'and

violoncello

for

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Quartet

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O 1989

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it

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other.

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one

which is fix

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notated rom 0'00" o

5'00".

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eachof

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players.

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ittreras

I

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2

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After

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B again.

If the

performance

s to last wenry minutes,

ll

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sections

A and

C

without

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berween.

Players and

2

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ireir

parts

with

players

3

and

4 in

either

way

and

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A

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performance

s cornplete, BC,

with

the repetition

t will last hirty

rninutes.

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