James Tenney plays John Cage 1/sound. at the Schindler House
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Uploaded by sassasdotorg on Apr 17, 2007
Recorded June 28, 2002
Excerpt from performance of John Cage's "Sonatas and Interludes for prepared piano" with James Tenney on piano
This is Sonata I and Sonata XV (I believe).
This was one of two evenings dedicated to the early works of John Cage organized in honor of three Cage anniversaries - the 50th anniversary of 4'33, the 10th anniversary of Cage's death and the 90th of his birth.
Produced by SASSAS
Special thanks to Cage's publisher, CF Peters, and to Lauren Pratt for allowing SASSAS to make this video available.
This concert can be heard in its entirety at the sound. concert archives: http://www.soundnet.org/concerts
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that's the real hardcore! love it!
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These are Sonatas VII and XVI. Sonata XVI cuts in at measure 8 at 2'49". Thanks so much for these videos!
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is it just me or does this sound exactly like gamelan? If I would have just heard this piece n not seen it, i would have thought it was slow gamelan n would never dream it was piano even though I heard the tenth sonata from this series which still sounded like a piano. This is not exciting to me. Hes just doing what gamelan instruments already do, its like reinventing the bicycle! I do appreciate the genious it took to create these sounds... BUT... I am diappointed.
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wow this is awesome.
x
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I've always thought they sounded like a music box from another planet... nice job! Audience looks like a weird configuration...
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I think they're Sonatas 7 and 16.
Very nice performances. Wish I'd been there!
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You should also take into account that timbres for some keys were altered to such a degree, that the pitches written in the staff have only little to do with the pitches you hear when sounding the respective keys. I too myself have the impression that Cage was attracted by *some* melody-rythmic combinations, but looking in the score won't help much (and there's no obvious mode used not even in the score).
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awesome!!! nice job
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This is amazing to see. Thank you.
I recommend to any one who discovers this
James Tenney's Selected Works 1961-1969
peace.
daposevvg 4 years ago 5
The late James Tenney is a friend of and expert on John Cage's music (as well as that of American 20th century composers). As such he is uniquely qualified to perform these pieces. Search for Tenney's own pieces such as his "WAKE for Charles Ives".
badhorse3 4 years ago 4