John Cage: Freeman Etude #18 (1990)

Irvine Arditti, violin.

Cage wrote the first two books of Freeman Etudes with Paul Zukofsky, composed by using star charts and extensive lists of possible double, triple and quadruple stops put together by Cage with Zukofsky's collaboration. When he showed Zukofsky the beginnings of his third book of etudes, Zukofsky declared them impossible; the fragments went into hibernation until Cage's encounter with Irvine Arditti, who inspired him to continue the set.

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• arditti
• cage
• etudes
• freeman
• irvine
• john

[JChreezy1125]

Play this shit in the clubs!

[DarkZekeX]

@MoonMankkkkkk Maybe its not enjoyable to you, but there are people who do find this enjoyable, and they aren't wrong just because its not your kind of music. Also, you don't need to listen to Cage. We're not forcing you to. Its up here for people who like listening to it, so why don't you just go listen to other composers you do enjoy, I'm sure you'd be happier.

[thisismikestanley]

lulwut

[grrrr17]

this is strangely... schizophrenic. don't mistake me, this is beautiful.

[Tolband]

I think he is fucking the violin ..

[joznick1]

@bo5710 if you would feel honest doing it, then by all means, please do ! 

[CLASSICAListheWAY]

This = awesome!

[nobodady1]

@GoToHell987987 Beginners mind, best mind.

[Wishrachi]

how do you read the score -_-

[nobodady1]

To me this sounds lovely --- like the chirping of many birds the songs of which pass so quickly you cannot account for them all.

[x3Barca]

this is... strange... and mad



[megacharly1976]

horrible music! crazy music!