Variations iv volume ii, an album by john milton cage, john cage on spotify. Variations iv is intended for any number of players producing any sounds by. Whereas the first volume indicated roughly at what moment. Indeterminacy aka aleatoric music, chance music music.
This is a list of all the completed musical works of john cage 19121992. 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. Variations is a series of works by the american composer john cage. Variations ii, by john cage getty research institute. The book is still appropriately named as he takes the notions of his piece and applies it to writing. A chronological list of the musical works of john cage.
Books by john cage share book recommendations with your. It was originally written in 1987 for organ and is adapted from the earlier work aslsp 1985. He is best known and lauded as a pioneer of postwar avantgarde composition. 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. John cage, david tudor variations iv, volume ii digitally. Variations iv volume ii by john milton cage on spotify. New digital interactions with john cages variations iv, v and vi cat hope, stuart james and lindsay vickery. John cage variations iv volume ii vinyl music skip to main content.
Hilberg uses the term instrumentarium to distinguish such a total system from the simpler instrument that may form a component of such a system. This paper identifies and documents one case that confirms this theory. In this photograph variations v is performed for a television taping session in hamburg. The complete john cage variations john cage s eight variations 195867 occupy a unique position in the composers output. 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. 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. Jul 19, 2015 john cage, variations vii 1966 this feature is not available right now. 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. Composed in 1951 for pianist and friend david tudor, it is a groundbreaking piece of indeterminate music. John cage assisted by david tudor variations iv volume ii. Get the best deals on john cage vinyl records when. A pioneer of indeterminacy in music, electroacoustic music, and nonstandard use of musical instruments, cage. John cage at the university of illinois, 195269, 1999.
John cage performer, david tudor performer, electronics, pete helffrich cutting engineer, joseph byrd liner notes. Pdf new digital interactions with john cages variations iv, v and vi. Originally released as two separate lps on everest. Rate your music is an online community of people who love music. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. 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.
This video features an excerpt from the experimental documentary film juan jaula es john cage by jen cohen. The notion of silence or as cage philosophizes, the lack thereof has informed both my thinking and my playing. The process of composition involved applying decisions made using the i ching, a chinese classic text that is. The list is presented in chronological order by date of completion. Drawing upon original manuscript documents in the tudor collection at the getty research institute, i will show how this. As part of its performance strategy, decibel distributes. Variations iv, volume ii, a classical music album by john cage assisted by david tudor. Check out variations iv volume ii by john cage with david tudor on amazon music.
John cage variations ii performed by a mariachi band on vimeo. Etude 16, a song by john cage, sabine liebner 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. September 5, 1912 august 12, 1992 was an american composer, music theorist, artist, and philosopher. Variations iv, volume ii by john cage assisted by david. David tudors realization of john cages variations ii. Music of changes is a piece for solo piano by john cage. He studied with richard buhlig, henry cowell, adolph weiss and arnold schoenberg. John cage complete works john cage official website. Variations iv 1963 this piece is the second in a group that included atlas eclipticalis as the first piece and 000 as the third.
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. Sonatas and interludes a book of music tomato gatefold 1977 promo. The complete john cage variations john cages eight variations 195867 occupy a unique position in the composers output. Variations iv, volume ii digitally remastered by john. Provided to youtube by iipdds introduction john cage featuring david tudor variations iv volume ii. John cages variations iv, volume ii follows a technique known as chance composition.
Variations iv, volume ii play variations iv volume i play variations iv recorded live at the. This is a list of compositions by john cage 19121992, arranged in chronological order by year of. John cage variations iv vol 2, john cage view product x close. Provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises part i john cage david tudor variations iv, volume ii digitally remastered. All of the essays in it were written between 1967 and 1972 44.
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. Variations iv, a classical music album by john cage with david tudor. 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. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes.
Cage, tudor, and gordon mumma operate equipment to modify and determine the final sounds. John cage listen and stream free music, albums, new. When you rate your music, the sites musicsocial recommender can recommend similar music and. All points and circles are cut up for the creation of a program. The photocells were located at the base of the fivefoot antennas placed around the stage. 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. Music profile for john cage, born 5 september 1912. In cases where a work was composed over a period of two or more years, this is noted in the notes column.
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. 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. New digital interactions with john cages variations iv, v. 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. Variations iv volume ii by john cage with david tudor on. Buy john james audubons album titled birds of america in song to enjoy in your home or. 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. Variations iv volume ii please retry amazon music unlimited. This detailed literature summary also contains topics for discussion and a free quiz on silence. Variations ii, for any number of performers and any kind and number of. Even after his death, john cage remains a controversial figure. John cage s profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates. New digital interactions with john cages variations iv, v and vi.
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. Overview v biography v discography v compositions v. Variations iv is intended for any number of players producing any sounds by any means, with or without other activities. John cage s variations iv, volume ii follows a technique known as chance composition. 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. John cage has 91 books on goodreads with 184 ratings. 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. 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. Mh8034 cage, john with david tudor variations iv, vol. Surprisingly in his book titled silence, cage talks very little about his most seminal work. 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 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.
The graphics in i and ii are devised by the group to represent cage s instructions. Find john cage composition information on allmusic. 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. John cage, david tudor variations iv, volume ii digitally remastered music. Sonata xiii music for marcel duchamp song book i ii. John cage assisted by david tudor variations iv vol ii clear vinyl lp 2017. John cage variations iv vinyl records and cds for sale. This product is an authorized, licensed cdr and is manufactured on demand variations iv 2.
Jul 06, 2014 jun 29 2014 arts at the armory, somerville ma. Variations iv, volume ii was performed as three sections in 1965 and features long time collaborator and performer david tudor. 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. Variations iv volume ii by john cage assisted by david tudor. 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. A number of the pieces in the series are seminal examples of indeterminate music, others are happenings. John cage variations iv volume ii clear color vinyl lp sealed david tudor. John cage, variations iii, 100 players, 90 minutes, in honor of lou cohen. Variations cage variations is a series of works by the american composer john cage. 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. The complete john cage variations project sample graphic scores. Provided to youtube by iipdds part i john cage featuring david tudor variations iv volume ii. Get the best deals on john cage vinyl records when you shop the largest online selection at. John cage variations iv volume ii vinyl lp 1965 us.
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