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- John Cage
Five (1988)
(Five (for 5 voices or instruments))- Henmar Press, Inc. (World)
Programme Note
This is one of Cage's early so-called “number” pieces, scored for five voices or instruments. Pitches and dynamics are set, and while instrumentation is free, performers must be able to play or sing the tones within the given ranges. There is no overall score, only 5 parts, each consisting of 5 lines, each line containing a maximum of 3 notes, placed within a time-bracket notation system.
Features
- Dance Floor Possibilities with John Cage
- A leading post-war avant-garde composer, John Cage was hugely influential to the development of modern dance as we know it today.