The correspondence between John Cage and Peter Yates represents the final part of Cage's three most significant exchanges of letters. Cage argued 'composing's one thing, performing's another, listening's a third': in this exchange he engages directly with the last part of that triad of musical... číst celé
Focusing on a groundbreaking partnership, the book explores the dynamic relationship between composer John Cage and pianist David Tudor, highlighting their innovative contributions to 20th-century music. It delves into their collaborative works, artistic philosophies, and the impact they had on contemporary music, revealing how their unique interplay challenged traditional musical norms and inspired future generations of musicians.
John Cage is best known for his indeterminate music, which leaves a significant level of creative decision-making in the hands of the performer. But how much licence did Cage allow? Martin Iddon's book is the first volume to collect the complete extant correspondence between the composer and pianist David Tudor, one of Cage's most provocative and significant musical collaborators. The book presents their partnership from working together in New York in the early 1950s, through periods on tour in Europe, until the late stages of their work from the 1960s onwards, carried out almost exclusively within the frame of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company. Tackling the question of how much creative flexibility Tudor was granted, Iddon includes detailed examples of the ways in which Tudor realised Cage's work, especially focusing on Music of Changes to Variations II, to show how composer and pianist influenced one another's methods and styles.
The first full-length English-language discussion of the Darmstadt New Music Courses, showing the rise and fall of the 'Darmstadt School'.