This collection of essays and presentations by noted composer and musical innovator john cage attempts to capture on paper both the intellectual and stylistic creativity with which he approached his work. Variations iv is the second work in a group of three of which atlas eclipticalis is the first. John cage variations ii performed by a mariachi band on vimeo. Get the best deals on john cage vinyl records when you shop the largest online selection at. Etude 16, a song by john cage, sabine liebner on spotify. The notion of silence or as cage philosophizes, the lack thereof has informed both my thinking and my playing. American composer john cage, among historys most influential artistic innovators, strove to broaden the definition of music and introduced chance operations into the compositional process. Variations iv volume ii by john milton cage on spotify. Complete song books lp john cage san francisco museum of art, january 16th, 1965 lp john cage variations iv lp john cage the complete concert june 8, 1986 coney island, ny lp john cage view more. Variations iv volume ii by john cage assisted by david tudor. Check out variations iv volume ii by john cage with david tudor on amazon music.
Variations iv volume ii by john cage with david tudor on. Cage, tudor, and gordon mumma operate equipment to modify and determine the final sounds. Hilberg uses the term instrumentarium to distinguish such a total system from the simpler instrument that may form a component of such a system. Jul 06, 2014 jun 29 2014 arts at the armory, somerville ma. Organ 2 aslsp as slow as possible is a musical piece by john cage and the subject of one of the longestlasting musical performances yet undertaken. Pdf new digital interactions with john cages variations iv, v and vi. Variations iv, volume ii, an album by john cage, david tudor on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. New digital interactions with john cages variations iv, v. He is best known and lauded as a pioneer of postwar avantgarde composition. This product is an authorized, licensed cdr and is manufactured on demand variations iv 2. The works for piano 7 chess pieces sonatas and interludes chess serenade john cage complete music for prepared piano john cage sonatas and interludes for prepared piano. I think that the technique itself is a very unique idea because it allows for a broader definition as to what music really is, in other words music is not used in the same means in john cages album as it would be with an artist who would create music. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes.
Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Here i will explain how tudor created his performance of john cage s composition variations ii, a realization that tudor created for the amplified piano. This is a list of all the completed musical works of john cage 19121992. The graphics in i and ii are devised by the group to represent cage s instructions. The book is still appropriately named as he takes the notions of his piece and applies it to writing. This paper identifies and documents one case that confirms this theory. Snyder interviewed cage, wrote the first doctoral thesis on him in 1970, contributed the cage timeline to richard kostelanetzs monograph, john cage, authored several other works on the composer, and was the dedicatee of cage s piece, one. The complete john cage variations john cages eight variations 195867 occupy a unique position in the composers output. In this photograph variations v is performed for a television taping session in hamburg. Tudors realization of variations ii, composed by john cage as a birthday present for tudor in 1961, is illustrated here as one of the earliest examples of a piece tudor conceived for live electronic performance.
All of the essays in it were written between 1967 and 1972 44. This video features an excerpt from the experimental documentary film juan jaula es john cage by jen cohen. John cage, variations iii, 100 players, 90 minutes, in honor of lou cohen. John cage variations iv volume ii vinyl lp 1965 us. Variations iv, a classical music album by john cage with david tudor. Variations iv is intended for any number of players producing any sounds by. Books by john cage share book recommendations with your. Whereas the first volume indicated roughly at what moment. John cage variations iv vol 2, john cage view product x close. Variations iv, volume ii digitally remastered by john. Get the best deals on john cage vinyl records when. Variations cage variations is a series of works by the american composer john cage. Welcome to the database of john cages personal library, which comprises everything found on his bookshelves at the time of his death on august 12, 1992. Music profile for john cage, born 5 september 1912.
Western australian academy of performing arts, edith cowan university abstract to celebrate the centenary of john cages birth in 1912, western australian new music ensemble decibel. Variations iv volume ii, an album by john milton cage, john cage on spotify. John cage at the university of illinois, 195269, 1999. This library is now housed at the john cage trust, and is distinct from the trusts own library, which contains mostly works that have been published since its formation in 1993. It quickly became one of the most controversial musical works of the 20th century because it consisted of silence or, more precisely, ambient soundwhat cage called the absence of intended. A number of the pieces in the series are seminal examples of indeterminate music, others are happenings. The complete john cage variations project sample graphic scores. Originally released as two separate lps on everest. Cage s eveninglong musical collage, variations iv, represents a sonic collage of random bits of music in countless genres, fragments of conversation, speeches, chanting, and various kinds of. The list is presented in chronological order by date of completion. John cage assisted by david tudor variations iv volume ii. Variations iv, volume ii digitally remastered, an album by john cage on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Variations ii, by john cage getty research institute.
John cage listen and stream free music, albums, new. John cage, david tudor variations iv, volume ii digitally remastered music. Stream variations iv, volume ii digitally remastered by john cage and tens of millions of other songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited. Variations iv, volume ii play variations iv volume i play variations iv recorded live at the. John cage assisted by david tudor variations iv vol ii clear vinyl lp 2017. John cage has 91 books on goodreads with 184 ratings. John cage s variations iv, volume ii follows a technique known as chance composition. The process of composition involved applying decisions made using the i ching, a chinese classic text that is. Provided to youtube by iipdds part i john cage featuring david tudor variations iv volume ii. Variations iv volume ii please retry amazon music unlimited.
Variations iv, volume ii by john cage assisted by david. By the late 1950s, cage had made significant progress in exploring the use of indeterminate sound sources such as radio and lp recordings, a range of. September 5, 1912 august 12, 1992 was an american composer, music theorist, artist, and philosopher. John cage performer, david tudor performer, electronics, pete helffrich cutting engineer, joseph byrd liner notes. John cage variations ii transcribed for a mariachi band by guillermo galindo mariachi nueva generacion controversial performance at the the san francisco conservatory of music. Buy john james audubons album titled birds of america in song to enjoy in your home or. Provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises part i john cage david tudor variations iv, volume ii digitally remastered. When you rate your music, the sites musicsocial recommender can recommend similar music and. Variations iv, volume ii, a classical music album by john cage assisted by david tudor. In cases where a work was composed over a period of two or more years, this is noted in the notes column. Sonata xiii music for marcel duchamp song book i ii. Mh8034 cage, john with david tudor variations iv, vol. John cage variations iv volume ii vinyl music skip to main content.
Drawing upon original manuscript documents in the tudor collection at the getty research institute, i will show how this. Rate your music is an online community of people who love music. Indeterminacy aka aleatoric music, chance music music. New digital interactions with john cages variations iv, v and vi. John cages variations iv, volume ii follows a technique known as chance composition.
Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. The complete john cage variations john cage s eight variations 195867 occupy a unique position in the composers output. He studied with richard buhlig, henry cowell, adolph weiss and arnold schoenberg. All points and circles are cut up for the creation of a program. These scores modify the two key processes int he works variations i, ii, ii and vi use of cutting out of shapes and transparencies, and dropping the cut outs onto a page. I think that the technique itself is a very unique idea because it allows for a broader definition as to what music really is, in other words music is not used in the same means in john cage s album as it would be with an artist who would create music. Surprisingly in his book titled silence, cage talks very little about his most seminal work. Jul 19, 2015 john cage, variations vii 1966 this feature is not available right now. Music of changes is a piece for solo piano by john cage. Variations iv 1963 this piece is the second in a group that included atlas eclipticalis as the first piece and 000 as the third. The photocells were located at the base of the fivefoot antennas placed around the stage.
Find david tudor discography, albums and singles on allmusic allmusic. Provided to youtube by iipdds introduction john cage featuring david tudor variations iv volume ii. This detailed literature summary also contains topics for discussion and a free quiz on silence. From zero four films on john cage by frank scheffer and andrew culver 19 questions with john cage fourteen with the ives ensemble paying attention with john cage overpopulation and art with ryoanji with john cage, isabelle ganz and michael pugliese. Overview v biography v discography v compositions v.
The project was also presented at the philharmonic hall in new york, 1965. Sonatas and interludes a book of music tomato gatefold 1977 promo. A pioneer of indeterminacy in music, electroacoustic music, and nonstandard use of musical instruments, cage. A chronological list of the musical works of john cage. Find john cage composition information on allmusic. Variations iv is intended for any number of players producing any sounds by any means, with or without other activities. John cage s profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates. John cage variations iv vinyl records and cds for sale. Famously challenging the very notion of what music is, cage remained on the leading edge of both playful and profound experimentalism for the greater part of his career, collaborating with and influencing generations of composers, writers, dancers, and visual artists.
Variations ii, for any number of performers and any kind and number of. Due to unprecedented demand for the first volume of everests 1965 release of john cages variations iv perhaps unique at the time given the experimental. John cage complete works john cage official website. A pioneer of indeterminacy in music, electroacoustic music, and nonstandard use of musical instruments, cage was one of the leading figures of the postwar avantgarde. Variations iv, volume ii was performed as three sections in 1965 and features long time collaborator and performer david tudor. David tudors realization of john cages variations ii. John cage variations iv volume ii clear color vinyl lp sealed david tudor. As part of its performance strategy, decibel distributes.
Even after his death, john cage remains a controversial figure. This is a list of compositions by john cage 19121992, arranged in chronological order by year of. Composed in 1951 for pianist and friend david tudor, it is a groundbreaking piece of indeterminate music. It was originally written in 1987 for organ and is adapted from the earlier work aslsp 1985. The fourth in a series of concerts that stretched the boundaries of what music was, iv was designed for a group of performers playing literally anything they could get their hands on. John cage, david tudor variations iv, volume ii digitally.
His early experiments in electronic music proved to be a strong influence on the music of experimental rock band sonic youth and many other avantgarde rock bands such as stereolab and current 93. Variations is a series of works by the american composer john cage. New digital interactions with john cages variations iv, v and vi cat hope, stuart james and lindsay vickery. This item has now sold out but take a look at what else we have in by john cage assisted by david tudor or similar artists.
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