John Cage - guest artist Measha Brueggergosman

[anataria]

I love the moment 03:49 when she stares into the page with that facial expression and busting of sounds :))))))

John (Cage) is wonderful, always.

Music is usually understood as tonal, beautiful, catchy, bombastic thing.

But Cage, Shoenberg, Debussy, Satie, Verase, Reich...etc. all challenge that.

And that's WHY we're here; the 21st century.



[Qaatloz]

Whow, this is the first time I hear John Cage. I have to get used to the idea this is music and ban out the picture of someone going TOTALLY berserk when writing this piece.

[eskorbutin89]

the YTSO playing one of those trollings of John Cage

[jamesaellis]

THIS IS MUSIC. IN EVERY SENSE OF THE WORD.

[chuck7790]

WTF

[tjonesmusicman]

wow! this very interesting!

[juliecbow]

wow this was just a lil too out there for me

[tommyk77]

I get what's intended with this, but all Cage does is remind us why this type of music remains "experimental". I don't see why someone would waste their time on something like this. It's like the Guiness World Records. "Someone did it, but why?"

[adyr0312]

This song are written in 5 different languages, I saw this why I have the score .

It's very difficult

[adyr0312]

This music was written in 5 diferent languages, I saw this why I have the score .

[skutratufahija]

in peter greenaway's documentary about john cage there's a sequence when a lead singer finishes his part of singing by belching. i love cage and all of the millions of nerves that people lost because being too conservative too understand his philosophy.

[pullman87]

Ladies and gentlemen...

I present to you...

Tourette Syndrome the Musical

[brenmattnahat]

@pullman87 Your mean!

[CigaretteSmokingMann]

it would be perfect for 'warsaw autumn'

[GregBackwards]

7:18

Darth Vader?!

[shapeofcallinghome]

The is such a talented individual, a beautiful one too!

Bravo, an amazing performance, from an amazing vocalist!

[JValentin88]

Measha:Magnífica, grandísima artista

mejor Voz contemporénea, polifacética

Absolutamente genial

ROS

[culveyhouse]

20th century art indeed! Just imagine with this century has in store for us!

[TollerAffe]

Awesomeness!!!  Commitment!!

[msteras]

meow...adore Ms. Measha.

[FoggyRoad81]

This isn't music, its a man who has run out of ideas.

[fuzzywizard0110]

John cage ftwtf

[SAI03]

20th century composers are soooo FUNNY! LOL

[chrisman737]

On the whole, I'd rather have Mozart.

[franimalistic]

I can't imagine singing a piece like this. You'd have to be so careful to make all of the strange sounds in a healthy manner... and they don't really prepare you for a lot of these noises in music school..... >.> lol

[gpeddino]

The moment at 8:11 gives me goosebumps.

[1piratesluver]

Cage is like the Schoenberg of this millenia.

[jwizz51]

@1piratesluver ....John Cage was dead before 2000, and was not only alive while Schoenberg was, but was a pupil of his.

[1piratesluver]

@jwizz51 True. But I don't change my statement, because as proven here, he is still wildly popular even 20 years after his death.

And usually when ppl refer to ''century's" or "millenia," they include a few years leading up to or after it.

[MusicaRicercata]

Musical ignorants? Like yourself?

[odkfn]

just to reiterate, this IS shit.

[QAnimosity]

I figured out what this is. It's a frankenstein. You take bits and pieces if stuff and stitch it together. But the result is garbage.

We have to remember that music is not any single note, but a collection of notes and dynamics that combine to make something much greater. But when you do what john cage does and slap bits and pieces of styles, sounds, and languages it's not music. It's musical diarrhea. It's a waste of talent for the people in the YTSO.

[MusicaRicercata]

You were absolutely right until "But the result is garbage."

Dance, monkey; DANCE!

[ilublovovitch]

@QAnimosity you almost seem to be discrediting your own response to it - i'm not talking about your dismissal, but try this; listen again. Follow your responses to it, try not to make value judgements - but monitor your breath, where do you tense up? Or do you relax? MusicaRicercata is right. Dance. Your response was important to cage. There are moments when I feel a quality of abjection. I appreciate that there are artists who expect some corporeality, some mess, some pain from their listeners.

[CigaretteSmokingMann]

@QAnimosity hahahahahha i've never seen so manys bullshit in one comment. MUSIC is a SOUND, not only a MELODY.

[odkfn]

I appreciate music in all forms and on all mediums but this is shit. I understand and acknowledge what they are trying to do, giving such a vast element of freedom to so many in one piece could produce an almost infinate number of outcomes, unfortunately this one is terrible. Taking "im artsy so i love this" attitude out of the equation it is literally just a rabble of noise, it is awful. All of this, of course, being my sole opinion. You don't have to agree or like what i say =)

[gabrielfernandez92]

You're right, this is more filosophy, not music, because I think that all have a parameter to be good, this is a stupid thing made from people that only ruins the music.. I don't understand, with that orchestra, and that singer.. doing that?? It's a shame

[ilublovovitch]

@odkfn unfortunately, you haven't offered much valid criticism with which to disagree. You seem so quick to dismiss it, that I suspect it interfered with your experience of it. I am astounded by the number of dismissive comments on this video (and others) who's posters dubiously claim expansive and inclusive listening habits. Are you really listening? What did this experience do for your curiosity? Listen more critically, less judgmentally. Relax.

[StephanTV1221]

Unbelievable Avesome!

I sounds almost like me! :-)

[mkpearl3]

BELURVED

[gpeddino]

Beautiful! A collage of sounds of the modern times, many languages, animals, opera, cities!

[almegalli]

it's incredible to see how human become ..!

[Cantabilex33]

I love this piece!@!

[jmk170393]

is that michael tilson thomas?

[ZPSFILMS]

HAHA! good one! That FAGGOT!

[singana1]

sooo cool. like a collage.

[jamesvla]

why didn't I apply for youtube orchestra.. will there be performed contemporary music next year?

[Lizzyjean5]

such an interesting piece....but damn hard to listen to!  Love Measha...I just find John Cage hard to take.

[Rapicienta]

She is a wonderful singer!.

This aria is difficult, I do not believe that any singer dares to sing it.

I like me, thanks for hanging it!.

[MusicaRicercata]

Actually, there have been many singers who have done the work and done it very well... heard of Cathy Berberian?

Beside, it is important to remember that the work is at all improvisatory — it is at the whim of the vocalist.

[Rapicienta]

Clear!, but equal this is the perfect vocal skill that many singers have to sing this the summary like that difficult, because if I speak only on the voice and the skill, to combine the entire vocal record of a voice is very difficult, not in any musical work, only in this type of works or the musical ones of broadway.

Afresh I am grateful that cuelgen this type of videoes in youtobe, I as the student of singing of it it is a part of my study.

[siyui]

Aboslutely incredible.

She is perfect. The attitude and vocal effects are spot on.

[LLJtbone]

Of course it's music, out there but it's certainly music! One just needs to be a little creative in their thinking while listening to this.

[oswaldiscute]

if i was in the ytso and my parent's came to this, i would be embarrassed to have them hear it.

[BlueCougar]

Thats why you are not in the ytso. To be an artist means willingly taking the chance of being embarassed.

[oswaldiscute]

this isn't music.

[edquin]

not all the music has to be melodic, and... what is music?? music is the combination of silence and sound. This is the actual definition

[chucholuchocucho]

hey!!! yo te lo enseñé !!!!!!!!

[angelromanramirez]

Music is a sound succession with certain sense. The combination of silence and soundnot is not music, is simply noise!

[edquin]

bueno entonces que haces viendo este video?.. mejor anda a escuchar backstreet boys o britney spears, ellos es mantienen en un mismo circulo armonico.. nunca cambia. y es algo que tu cerebro puede entender.. se nota que la musica moderna-contemporana de las nuevas corrientes de creacion no es lo tuyo.. entonces no hay que hablar de lo que uno no sabe y saber decir cuando algo es musica y cuando no.. saludos (espero que no te lo tomes personal) jaja

[gabrielfernandez92]

I don't imagine myself listening a cd of this, or another shit from cage or stockhaussen or all those suckers. for he's fault, now the people listen rap or hip hop or those stupid things.. It's a shame that you're sticked on that definition and say "this is music" when we all know that you must be are crazy to say this is nice.. for the love of God, is a women screaming like a monkey... music??? maybe yes by definition, but no by the ear

[ajamesu]

John Cage's genius is above us all. Brilliant guest performer, too.

[MrJayWood]

What the hell?

[Bigman240]

She is certainly an amazing performer...so versatile and professional. My only quibble would be her Italian pronunciation...It sounds false and affected...Otherwise an excellent performance!

[ymanganelli]

Oh WOW.. what a voice Measha has:) amazing... to understand it you got to bring all differents school of thoughts from back in the day on the late 50s... as a satira to the classical era:P hehe lol i kind of like it...

[flstudiofreak]

I don't actually understand this piece. But one thing is for sure... the vocalist is definately impressive. I could tell from the first time I saw this and I searched for her on youtube and found her other videos. She's a pretty good singer!

[flstudiofreak]

I don't suppose beat-boxing is a vocal talent (is it?). It would be interesting if beat-boxing was incorporated into this piece.

[saxtenor34]

si lla los as leido copia y pega esto en 5 videos mas o tu madre morirá en 3 dias, hacedlo por fabor mi a mi amigo le paso, yo lo e hecho pa que no me pase, por fabor acedme caso. esto es una maldicioooooon

[lonelypike15]

Didn't know John Cage liked Darth Vader 7:15

[alexandertom05]

can you imagine rehearsals?!

=)

[gbritaney]

wow she has really good technique! this is not easy to sing!

[fdapproved16]

and scary..reminds me of my elementary school chrous teacher

[Medsas]

why do the OFFICIAL videos from Youtube have so little views?

this is great music btw

[ndreaz1401]

Amazing performance!

i never watch any of Cage's orchestral works, but this one is very very vivace!!

[tommyboi1461]

I tried but was unable to enjoy this piece, just not my thing i guess, maybe i don't understand it.

[JeeRant]

Fantastic! Normally I don't like Cage, but this is great.

[annamaria73]

Different! Very interesting.

[anntidy]

funny

ROFL

[volly69]

Measha and the ensemble perform an amazing rendition of a very difficult piece. Bravo! I've followed her fantastic career over the years...she's marvelous!

[ytfarmer90]

this must be extremely hard to sing, haha

[XdEiXSeMpAiXL0vErX]

this IS music not noise! XD we play similar things in band. XD lolz. it's fun.

[metalhead1945]

wth is this.....this has to be the weirdest "music" ive ever heard.... if this even is music.........

[violachk]

Measha Brueggergosman really makes this work beautiful, and John Cage is quite hard to understand really as I studied his ancient voices for children before. Though I hardly understand what this piece is about, I'm attracted to it.

[ninaflute]

violachk: Ancient Voices of Children is by George Crumb. Crumb is one of my favorite composers!

[violachk]

Sorry I mixed them up, I kinda poor at distinguishing those names...just now I even thought Terry Riley as John Cage._.

[sobeit42]

i really like this music, dont get me wrong the sequence of sounds in itself is not genius, but the conseptual exploration of sound and music and coincidental harmony is refreshing.... just my opinion.

[david3494]

I think every piece deserves to be played at least once... though not every piece deserves recognition for being groundbreaking. Just being different doesn't make a piece good. This piece does not deserve to stand alongside the other pieces that are played in this concert.

[whoa112hii]

weird but coool

[jsz60]

It sort of sounds like a witch setting fire to a rainforest and all the animals freaking out. lol

[yaelypower]

lol :D

[parukia24]

This music makes you listen to it continously it has some mystery and beauty you can't identify at first glance....

Well for me it is...

[ReignOfPraine]

John Cage is such bullshit. "I am going to make a peice where everyone just plays whatever the hell they want! I'll tell them when to play, approximately how long they should play, but everything else is up to them! After generations, they shall praise my name as the composer of this wonderful tune. I'm an experimental activist, stretching the boundaries on what can be considered music."

In fact, even if it is considered music, it's not even HIS music. He can't take credit for a free-for-all!

[YODAvid]

agreed! this is so fucking stupid. i hate "new" music.... the composers think of themselve as "better musicians" who are able interpret shit in those stupid tunes... its NOISE .... nothing else

[Vemela]

We studied this piece in music. It's a very interesting piece... really keeps you awake.

[cullasakka]

I like this. But I also understand all those who don't get it. Modern art (in all its forms) is difficult to get. That's what makes it art. Otherwise, it would always be a trivial remix of existing pieces.

[jstrudel7]

LOL definitely an entertainment piece, not for daily listening . . . the singer is very impressive. she totally made the performance enjoyable.

[nibelungensohn]

This is musical dadaism if there ever was one. Look for meaning in the randomness and draw your own conclusion.

I for one am amazing at how Brueggergosman is able to switch styles at will.

[Joshlama]

For those who don't understand anything about this piece, you first need to understand that Cage was a...bit odd. His works were verry wacky, from randomness, orchestrated chaos (this piece), loud sounds, silance, chance. If you don't get it, It's okay, you're not supposed to get it. If you hate it, that's fine.

[asianrocklobster]

This is no "sit back & relax" song that's for sure. What allowed me to listen to it all the way was to treat it like a musical puzzle-of-sort. Still not sure what's going on, but it eases the listening lol.

But props to the singer for doing all sorts of dynamics and sounds. It seem hard to keep in tempo and doing all those crazy noises...

[Geerafferman]

I've seen a lot of awesome things from this orchestra but this was absolutely lame.

[jazzmangiant]

What I don't like is that when you ask a classical play to improvise, sometimes its just random notes.

[semtex2you]

i dug it.

[yojuls]

umm... that was..... awesome! i would so like to do that in my band class. just make the weirdest noises ever!

[emmu12]

i love the classic music

and all does things but THIS

ham... is a mess!! i don't even understand it

[JustinDBernardino]

I'm pretty eclectic in musical taste but this doesn't make it on my list -- I just don't get it. Why do you even need to conduct this? What?

[daniel73091]

i love the youtube orchesta but this... who in thier right mind would come up with a chaos of music?! That woman is not making it any better. i loled the whole time.

[DannyDaWriter]

It's not wrong that you did find humor in this — I did too. That might be one intent of Cage when writing Aria, but more importantly, it describes chaos (like you said). That is why this music is beautiful. Not everything has to be strict, 16th century harmony.

[geoflasher]

...well i liked it:D

[tdubasdfg]

man i don't get this

im a musician and i generally prefer adventurous and different pieces but you have to recognize that there is a difference between adventurous and just stabbing around in the dark without the intent of hitting anything

[czimon]

are they at least told what key they're playing in?

[FenAllo1]

I'm sorry, but, this is just cacophony.

[WinryandEd4ever]

wth? well... that was wierd

the girl was amazing though=)

[swanabee]

look...i love the youtube orchestra AND i love classical music BUT this is freaking messed up!!!! i don't get it!!!

its chaos!!!