John Cage, Child of Tree (1975)

by | Nov 11, 2014 | Note

John Cage, Child of Tree (1975)Child of Tree is a composed improvisation for plant materials. Cage specifies amplified cactus and pea pod shakers as two of ten “instruments” that are to be chosen by the performer. The aleatory is realized on three levels....

Georges Aperghis, Le Corps Á Corps (1978)

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Georges Aperghis, Le Corps Á Corps (1978)Georges Aperghis’ Le Corps Á Corps (literally ‘body to body’ or also ‘neck and neck’) takes a race car track as its setting. The performer plays many different roles: the driver, the sports...

Ryan Streber – Dosillos y Humeros (2005)

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Ryan Streber – Dosillos y Humeros (2005)Dosillos y Humeros for solo percussion was composed for Sam Solomon in the late summer and fall of 2005. The title, which translates as”duplets and chimneys”, also forms an anagram (without the “y”)...

Andrew McKenna Lee – Unraveling (2007)

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Andrew McKenna Lee – Unraveling (2007)Unraveling is for electric guitar, three looping machines, and percussion. Throughout the work, sections of the electric guitar part are recorded and played back as a sort of third accompaniment part to the guitar and...

Eric Hewitt – Basano (2005)

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Eric Hewitt – Basano (2005)Basano (the Greek noun for “torture”) was written for Sam Solomon in the fall of 2005. It is meant to be a demonstration of torture for the performer and audience, as well as a commentary on the abstract concept of torture....