Pulse, HC 565 (Cowell, Henry)

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Sheet Music

Scores and Parts

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⇒ 6 more: Player 1 • Player 2 • Player 3 • Player 4 • Player 5 • Player 6

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Publisher. Info. New York: Music for Percussion, 1971.
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General Information

Work Title Pulse
Alternative. Title
Composer Cowell, Henry
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. HC 565
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. None [force assignment]
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1939
First Performance. 1939/05/19, Cornish School, Seattle, by the dedicatees
First Publication. 1971
Dedication John Cage (1912–1992) and his percussion group
Average DurationAvg. Duration 4.5 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Early 20th century
Piece Style Modern
Instrumentation percussion
InstrDetail
Players:
  1. 3 Korean Dragon's Mouths, 3 rectangular woodblocks
  2. 3 Chinese tom-toms, 3 different sized drums (no snares)
  3. 3 rice bowls (small metal or hardwood sticks), 3 Japanese temple gongs (or 3 bells)
  4. 3 suspended cymbals (with padded stick), 3 gongs (open-suspended)
  5. 3 pipe-lengths (or saw-horses or cradles), 3 brake-drums (open-suspended)
  6. double certain other parts as indicated on the score