Dream (1948) by John Cage

Dream (1948) was written for piano, using the rhythmic structure of a dance by Merce Cunningham. The long, unaccompanied melody creates resonances in itself, like a soft and meditative mood reminiscent of Erik Satie's impressionistic music (a composer whose music retained a central place in Cage's aesthetic). The work foreshadows minimalism (like that of Philip Glass in the coming decades), creating a sense of curving, circular time, carrying the listener through organic and celestial landscapes.

Program Note by Justin R. Stolarik

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Part of Dr. Stolarik's University of Texas at Austin DMA 2 Solo Percussion Recital, entitled "An Unconventional 20th Century Retrospective."

Thursday, November 15th, 2007 at 4:30pm in Bates Recital Hall.

My unconventional retrospective concept delivers a wide variety of musical styles of the twentieth-century -- one work from almost every decade. The pieces not originally composed for percussion have been included as a means to demonstrate the contributions by important composers of the century and to expose the listener to the versatility of percussion instruments.

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[SRuckMusic]

is there anyway to find or aquire this arrangement. I'd love to perform it for my senior recital next year!!!!!

[datimpster]

@SRuckMusic I just played right from the piano score and made my instrument choices based on what I thought sounded the best. Good luck!

[19blonde91]

I am using you video in my college project! Great job! I love it!

[datimpster]

@19blonde91 Very cool! I'd love to see the final product!

[deletrique]

I dreamed that i`m a fish fishing people.

[exe1984]

thank you



[BoOmBoOmPaL]

Cool

[kage1369]

this is so peaceful :)

Thank you

[AmiralPingouin]

This is such a god idea to play it with sounds like Cage must have had in head from Bali !

[iamzhippoppotimus]

beautiful

[mikaeltbouckaert]

This was really quite beautiful. Thank you. I agree that the vibraphone brings the warmth in the piece to the forefront.

[TheRealmsOfGold]

Beautiful! I just heard the NME do a concert on this very stage. Sorry I missed this, though—it was before my time.