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Mind Map 10 (Chapter 62 (John Cage (1912-1992) (Sonatas and Interludes (LG…

- - - - Combined Asian instruments with western ensemble
      - Foreign scales with western chords
      - Pre-cursor to prepared piano
    - - Proponent of microtones
      - Built/adapted instruments to play it
      - Focus melody and timbre not harmony
  - - - 1946-1948
      - 16 sonatas in 4 groups
      - Sounds nothing like a piano, almost sounds like someone hitting a pot with a spoon or something. Is quite dissonant and not what imagined at all. Varies the timbre from the natural piano strings, causing pings and dings as the keys are struck. I did not like this song and it was not what was expected.
- - - - Active teacher in Vienna
      - Rejection of tonality
      - Three compositional periods - Post romantic, antonal expressionist, twelve tone
      - Pierrot Lunaire (LG 43)
        
        1912
        
        Song cycle on 21 poems by Giraud
        
        Set for female vocalist and chamber ensemble
        
        Starts with lots of dissonance from the piano, which stops for the singer and is then resumed by the rest of the ensemble, cluttering itself over one another to play. Is quite unpleasant to hear. Is an extremely fast piece and quite short in length and not a joy to listen to. Instruments were wind and string.
- - - - 1987
      - Last of a series called "Counterpoint"
      - Chamber work for guitar and tape
      - Is a very soothing piece of music, with a repeated and pre-recorded track being played and the guitar filling in over it. Hook is repeated throughout, being a short triple strum of the guitar which sticks in your head. Fills in the empty space with more strums and brings the piece together. I did enjoy this peace and the simplicity of it, easy to listen to!