Structured Silence as a Compositional Idea in Some of Cage's Number Pieces.
This text focuses on compositional ideas in some of Cage's Number Pieces, some of which are more traditional, others more radical than a first glance would suggest. In particular the importance of silence and 'inactivity will be examined in works such as 108, One and 108, Four², and Four. Studying t...
| Publicado en: | Contemporary Music Review Vol. 33; no. 5/6; pp. 580 - 597 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Oct-Dec2014
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| Sumario: | This text focuses on compositional ideas in some of Cage's Number Pieces, some of which are more traditional, others more radical than a first glance would suggest. In particular the importance of silence and 'inactivity will be examined in works such as 108, One and 108, Four², and Four. Studying the Number Pieces as a genre of structured, active 'silences' is consistent with one of Cage's intentions of his later works to stimulate performances where the audience, and environmental sounds and conditions create 'a music made by everyone'. |
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