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Ionisation: (à Nicolas Slonimsky)

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Title
Ionisation: (à Nicolas Slonimsky)
Names
Varèse, Edgard, 1883-1965 (Composer)
Slonimsky, Nicolas, 1894-1995 (Dedicatee)
Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1931
Library locations
Music Division
Shelf locator: JOG 73-147 (Locked case)
Topics
Percussion ensembles
Varèse, Edgard, 1883-1965. Ionisation
Genres
Scores
Manuscripts
Notes
Content: Holograph in ink, with additional marks in pencil
Content: First performed in New York in March, 1933.
Content: For 13 percussion instruments and 2 sirens.
Content: Pages 4 and 8 have large extensions pasted at each end to extend score.
Physical Description
Extent: Score (10 [i.e. 8 pages] on 4 sheets) ; 36 cm.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Languages
French
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG744542475-C
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10175453
Call number: *ZBT-164, no. 32[Microfilm]
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): bd582690-e9c1-013a-79dd-0242ac110003
Copyright Notice
© Edgard Varèse
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1883: Creator Born
  • 1931: Issued
  • 1965: Creator Died
  • 2022: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Ionisation" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1931. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bac246c8-b3c3-8bed-e040-e00a18062bfd

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Ionisation" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 17, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bac246c8-b3c3-8bed-e040-e00a18062bfd

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1931). Ionisation Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bac246c8-b3c3-8bed-e040-e00a18062bfd

Wikipedia Citation

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Ionisation