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=== Music === *In the 1940s, composers [[John Cage]], [[Virgil Thomson]], [[Henry Cowell]], and [[Lou Harrison]], composed a set of pieces using this same process—writing a measure of music, with 1 or 2 additional notes (sources differ), folding it on the bar line then passing it to the next person. The pieces were later arranged by Robert Hughes and published as ''Party Pieces''.<ref>Leta Miller, ″Cage's Collaborations" in ''The Cambridge Companion to John Cage'', 151-168. (Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2002), 154.</ref> *The band [[Bauhaus (band)|Bauhaus]] include the track "Exquisite Corpse" on their third studio album (''[[The Sky's Gone Out]]'') (1982), which appears to have been created in this collaborative surrealist style. They returned to the method for 2022's "Drink the New Wine", their first new song in 14 years.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://pitchfork.com/news/bauhaus-share-drink-the-new-wine-first-song-in-14-years-listen/ | title=Bauhaus Share "Drink the New Wine," First Song in 14 Years | website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] | date=23 March 2022 }}</ref> *The fifth track on the 1992 album [[Sacred City]] by the British rock band [[Shriekback]] is "Exquisite Corpse". * The [[They Might Be Giants]] 1996 song "[[Factory Showroom|Exquisite Dead Guy]]." * The musical ''[[Hedwig and the Angry Inch (musical)|Hedwig and the Angry Inch]]'' (1998) includes the song "Exquisite Corpse". * The band [[Warpaint (band)|Warpaint]] named their debut EP ''Exquisite Corpse'' (2008) because of their collaborative songwriting style. * [[George Watsky]]'s 2016 album ''x Infinity'' features the song "Exquisite Corpse" using this technique featuring verses by several artists. * In December 2019, French alternative-pop-rock band [[Therapie Taxi|Therapie TAXI]] released the album ''Cadavre Exquis'', relating to the artistic visuals and collaborative production of the opus. *Swedish composer [[Anders Hillborg]] uses the technique in his 2002 orchestral work ''Exquisite Corpse''. * In September 2020, [[Polyvinyl Records]] released an 11-track compilation titled ''Exquisite Corpse'', featuring over 45 of the label's artists including [[The Get Up Kids]], [[Jeff Rosenstock]] and [[American Football (band)|American Football]], among others. The tracks were recorded remotely in the style of the game during the COVID-19 pandemic and a portion of the physical and digital album sales were donated to the non-profit MusiCares.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://pitchfork.com/news/polyvinyl-shares-new-album-featuring-xiu-xiu-jeff-rosenstock-and-more-listen/ | title=Polyvinyl Shares New Album Featuring Xiu Xiu, Jeff Rosenstock, and More | website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] | date=4 September 2020 }}</ref> * In August 2022, the free improvisation group G.at.0 ([[Pedro Alcalde]], Núria Andorrà, Marina Hervás, Wade Matthews, Henar Rivière) presented ''17 minutes of free improvisation ("Cadavre Exquis")'' at the ''IF 2022 – Improvisation Festival'', organized and streamed online by the International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation (IICSI) at the [[University of Guelph]], Canada. The piece, co-presented by 17, Instituto de Estudios Críticos, was an example of collective spontaneous creation, where each performer contributed unpredictably, resulting in a collaborative and experimental sonic work.<ref>{{YouTube|id=b-XYzd3HRX0&t=607s|title="Cadavre Exquis, G.at.0"}}</ref>
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