Background info and performance circumstances Flashcards
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John Cage
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one of the most influential figures in 20th-century music, although in his time he was maligned and misunderstood
2
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his achievements were to
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- develop percussion
- exploit elements of chance in performance
- explore new sound sources
3
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he considered
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rhythmic duration to be the most significant of the musical elements
4
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Cage developed a system
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for structuring music based on mathematical proportions
called ‘micro-macrocosmic’
5
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Sonata and Interludes
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were the culmination of Cage’s early work and brought together many aspects of music and philosophy of the 1940s
6
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this piece is
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a masterpiece of the unconventional in the 20th-century
7
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he accepted
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that every performance was unique and would have its own characteristics
