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There are a number of concerts in London featuring his music this year, including the World premiere of Nunc Dimittis at the Royal Albert Hall in April. John Cage This hugely influential American composer introduced the ‘prepared piano’ whereby various...
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Fri, Feb 10) until Saturday the 18th. This is the third annual festival, and on this particular night, I witnessed a program that I never dreamed I would have been able to sit through when I was younger and still shunning the works of modern composers...
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Fri, Feb 10) until Saturday the 18th. This is the third annual festival, and on this particular night, I witnessed a program that I never dreamed I would have been able to sit through when I was younger and still shunning the works of modern composers...
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Promises to be mind-blowing, as the live rehearsal clips here will attest, but the best moment of all may be Glass, Rahzel and Victor from DR literally putting their heads together in an onstage power-huddle like they are plotting to murder a soundboy.
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Symphony in the Key of Junk Science: Composer Steven Stucky’s new piece will honor Rachel Carson’s work
Junk Science
Silence has a special place in music. Rests are just as important as notes whether in complex rhythms, grand pauses or syncopation. John Cage’s infamous 3’44″ asks for no playing whatsoever and Franz Joseph Haydn’s “Farewell Symphony” ends with the...
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His compositions might ask players to make choices within the music, and often involve figuring out the piece with other performers. You can make sounds all kinds of ways, Wolff said. Music is about sounds. John Cage, an influential 20th century...
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Rests are just as important as notes whether in complex rhythms, grand pauses or syncopation. John Cage's infamous 3'44" asks for no playing whatsoever and Franz Joseph Haydn's "Farewell Symphony" ends with the performers leaving the stage one by one,...
About John Cage
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John Milton Cage Jr. (September 5, 1912 – August 12, 1992) was an American composer. A pioneer of chance music, electronic music and non-standard use of musical instruments, Cage was one of the leading figures of the post-war avant-garde and, in the opinion of many, the most influential American composer of the 20th century. He was also... Full Article
