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JC (1912-1992) is recognized as an important innovator in many areas, such as percussion music, noise liberation, philosophical dadaism, and prepared piano. Daughters was composed in 1945 for dance and has 19 distinct atmospheric sections. It was recorded for the first time by Joshua Pierce on the Wergo label (WER 60157-50). It utilizes advanced preparations of 36 keys of a traditionally tuned piano by placing various implements (e.g., rubber, screws, bolts, etc.) between the strings inside the piano. The effect is of rich aggregates of timbral inharmonicity, distorting the usual piano sound by turning the instrument into a colorful percussion ensemble.
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John Cage’s Ten is for ten musicians and is 30 minutes long. Though recognized internationally for numerous innovations, John Cage (1912-1992) focused on tuning during the last years of his composing, especially using the original arrangement of seven divisions to the semitone, or 84-tone equal temperament. In addition to Ten (1991), several other recent works (e.g., Fourteen), each deploy a carefully planned out original notation of arrows placed before note heads. There are no explicit rhythms, only flexible time brackets. Performers are free to improvise phrasing and all nuances of dynamics and articulation within set time frames. The composer wrote, “phrasing, use of silence, articulation is free. But only play the tones that are written once. Search with them for melisma, florid song.” Percussion received the following instructions: “instruments are numbered but not specified. In choosing an instrument try it both for short and for long sounds (within which long sounds individual attacks are not heard.” Cages’s 8 distinct pitches of a 100-cents semitone, between two half steps six degrees are notated, are as follows:
0 14 28 42 47 71 85 100
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Cage Sonata #2
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Cage Sonata #3
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Cage Sonata #4
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Cage First Interlude
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Cage Sonata #5
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Cage Sonata #6
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Cage Sonata #7
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Cage Sonata #8
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Cage Second Interlude
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Cage Third Interlude
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Cage Sonata #9
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Cage Sonata #10
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Cage Sonata #11
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Cage Sonata #12
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Cage Fourth Interlude
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Cage Sonata #13
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Cage Sonata #16
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