Chess Pieces for Piano

by John Cage

for solo piano

Deciphered and transcribed by eminent pianist Margaret Leng Tan from the 1944 painting--held since then by a private collector--created by Cage for the Duchamp/Ernst exhibition, 'The Imagery of Chess.' Says Tan, 'Having been hidden in plain sight for over half a century, the question, 'What does it sound like?', was irresistible."

From Ms. Tan's liner notes of her recording, on Mode Records 158: "Embedded like a musical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B06X41PVND
• ISBN13: 9790300750378
• Release Date: June 2022
• Publisher: Alfred Music
• Length: 16 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.8" x 11.8"