| Category: | Musical composition |
| Dated: | New York, December 26, 1942 |
| Instrumentation: | Prepared piano |
| Duration: | 6' (part I: 4'; part II: 2') |
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| Dedicated to: | |
| Choreography: | Music for the dances which were made by Merce Cunningham. |
| Published: | Edition Peters 66755 © 1977 by Henmar Press |
| Manuscript: | Score (holograph in ink. Inside of title page are holgraphic sketches in pencil and ink - 6 p. + 2 p. (sketches)). New York Public Library. |
| The title refers to the atrocities of WW2, but is also a derivation from the words
'Holy Ghost', referring to James Joyce. The music is bitter and gloomy, as might be expected from the title. |