10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PREPARED PIANO»
Discover the use of
prepared piano in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
prepared piano and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
"Situational Etudes": For Soprano Voice and
Prepared Piano
The Etudes employ multiple compositional and structural techniques, including exhaustive list techniques, imitative techniques, and systems of symmetry among others with a strong focus on the harmonic series.
2
What Can I Play for Christmas?: 10 Easily
Prepared Piano ...
With an array of tasteful arrangements, renowned choral composer Cindy Berry has put together a very practical collection for the busy church pianist who has limited rehearsal time.
3
Guide to the Pianist's Repertoire, Fourth Edition
Swinging 1989 (cFP 67301 1989) 1p. indeterminate pitch possibilities for use in a
prescribed rhythm. accompanying text appears imaginary and otherwise
meaningless. collections oF Piano WorKs (cFP) Prepared Piano Music, Volume 1
...
Maurice Hinson, Wesley Roberts, 2013
4
The Boulez-Cage Correspondence
Obviously, anyone can exercise his ingenuity to enrich this as yet largely
unexplored realm with new possibilities. John Cage himself varies the
preparation of the piano with each new work. John Cage began writing for
prepared piano, though ...
Pierre Boulez, Jean-Jacques Nattiez, John Cage, 1995
5
John Cage's Theatre Pieces
Then weather stripping and so on. Little nuts around the screws, all sorts of things
. (Montague 1985, 209) Bonnie Bird recalls that the prepared piano was initially
discovered by accident. While choreographing The Marriage at the Eiffel Tower, ...
6
Library of Congress Subject Headings
BT Piano music RT Luthéal music SA headings for forms and types of music that
include “piano” or “pianos” and headings with medium of performance that
include “piano” or “pianos” Prepared piano music (20 hands) (May Subd Geog) ...
Library of Congress, 2006
prepared. piano. Origins of the prepared piano Cage probably came to write
percussion music in large part through his work with dancers; nevertheless, there
are only two surviving percussion works for dancers. Credo in Us (1942), written
for ...
8
The
Piano: An Encyclopedia
While still preserving the piano's shape, form, and mechanics, a prepared piano
—most practically a GRAND PIANO—is “prepared” for performance by the
insertionofbolts,screws, pencilerasers, coins, clothespins—and even credit cards
...
9
Concord in Massachusetts, Discord in the World: The Writings ...
William Duckworth, in an interview with Cage, claims that "the reasons [Cage]
invented the prepared piano all center on the fact that [he] didn't have space for
percussion" (19). Cage names the same reason in his 1948 lecture "A
Composer's ...
10
Other Planets: The Music of Karlheinz Stockhausen
By a strange coincidence, or effect of the Zeitgeist, the musical language of Mode
de valeurs also has elements in common with John Cage's prepared piano,
which made its first appearance in Paris in 1949. Cage's point of departure was
not ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PREPARED PIANO»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
prepared piano is used in the context of the following news items.
'The Fosters' Review: “Faith, Hope, and Love”
Brandon composes a piece for a prepared piano and it is fucking amazing. I have never heard of a prepared piano before this episode, but I am ... «The Workprint, Jul 15»
Dawn Of MIDI
In addition to a showering of soft, slow piano chords, Belyamani spends most of the album banging his piano to mallet prepared piano strings. «The Quietus, Jul 15»
CD: Lautari - Vol 67, 2014 Live
... and the prepared piano and accordion of Jacek Halas. That instrument list gives you an idea of the musical territory you're travelling through. «The Arts Desk, Jul 15»
Terry Riley review – minimalist shaman still delivering joyous …
He creates strange, zither-like textures on a prepared piano, before removing all the bolts and clips from the strings and playing the piano ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
WHEN ATTITUDE BECOMES A FOUNDATION “Making the …
... the never-silence of silence, and the non-conventional use of instruments such as works for prepared piano, Partch completely rejected the ... «Brooklyn Rail, Jul 15»
Half a Tasty Loaf at Maverick
The famous “prepared piano” was an invention caused by necessity. Inadequate space at a dance performance led Cage to create a ... «The Boston Musical Intelligencer, Jul 15»
Maverick to celebrate July 4th weekend with Goldberg Variations …
... brings 4'33 back to its birth site in a program that includes Cage's fascinating Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano, which, while quite ... «Almanac Weekly, Jul 15»
Rolling thunder: Doug Aitken's 'Station to Station' arrives at the …
Terry Riley will be writing music for an ensemble featuring brass, toy pianos, percussion, prepared piano and children's choir, culminating in a ... «wallpaper.com, Jul 15»
St John's Smith Square announces 2015/16 season
... second 'Occupy the Pianos' festival, with nine concerts exploring 20th- and 21st-century music for pianos, prepared piano, voice and dancer, ... «Classical Music, Jun 15»
Terry Riley's delightful music-making contends with …
This involved Riley reciting a story about how, as a high school student, he had invited Cage to give a prepared piano performance at his high ... «Examiner.com, Jun 15»
