John Cage

(1912-92)

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Cage Edition 42-A Cage of Saxophones 3 & 4

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mode 222/23 John CAGE: Vol. 42 – A Cage of Saxophones Vols. 3 & 4 – Indeterminancy; Party Pieces (composed with Henry Cowell, Lou Harrison, and Virgil Thomson); Four6; Cartridge Music; Eleven Instruments; Fontana Mix; One7; 4’33”; Sculptures Musicales. (Specially priced 2-CD set.)

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Cage Edition 42-A Cage of Saxophones 3 & 4
The 1st work for amplified saxophone quartet; the 2nd work for soprano, alto, tenor, and baritone saxophones, violin, viola, violoncello, contrabass, accordion, piano and percussion; the 3rd work for bass-flute, contrabass-flute, bass-clarinet, contrabass-clarinet, bass-saxophone, and contrabass-saxophone; the 4th work a version for electronics; the 5th work an arrangement for saxophone quartet; The 6th work for solo saxophone(s), one performer (sopranino, soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, and toy saxophones); the 7th, 9th works for saxophone trio; the 8rd work for sax, clarinet, bass-clarinet, accordion, percussion, piano, violin, viola, violoncello, didjeridu, various wind instruments, amplified objects, and electronics. (viewed Feb. 7, 2013). Intersax ; Ulrich Krieger, artistic director, saxophones and instruments ; and other musicians. Recorded 2003-2005 at RBB Berlin and Pi-Farm. Previously released as a compact disc.

John Cage: A CAGE OF SAXOPHONES VOLS. 3 & 4 – Indeterminancy

        Party Pieces (1944/45)  (10:10)
composed with Henry Cowell, Lou Harrison and Virgil Thomson        arrangement for saxophone quartet

        Four6     (1992) (20:20)
version for amplified saxophone quartet

        Cartridge Music (1960)

Eleven Instruments   (2005)
instrumental version for: 4 saxes, violin, viola, cello, bass, accordion, piano, percussion

Fontana Mix   (1958) (10:00)

Sextet for low woodwinds     (2005) (15:00)
instrumental version for: bass-flute, contra-bass flute, bass-clarinet, contrabass-clarinet, bass-saxophone, contrabass-saxophone

Fontana Mix   (1958) (10:00)
electronic version (2004), derived from the pieces recorded on a “Cage of Saxophones, Vols. 1-3”

One7     (1992) (30:00)
version for solo saxophone(s): sopranino, soprano, alto, tenor, baritone & toy saxophones (one performer)

4’33”   (1952) [open windows version]  (4:33)
version for saxophone trio
4’33”   (1952) [studio  version] (4:52)
version for saxophone trio

Sculptures Musicales   (1989)  (37:01)
version for sax, clarinet, bass-clarinet, accordion, percussion, piano, violin, viola, cello, didjeridu, various wind instruments, amplified objects, electronics

Ulrich Krieger, artistic director, saxophones & instruments

Intersax
and other musicians

Ulrich Krieger completes his A Cage of Saxophones survey of Cage’s works composed for, or which can be played on any instrument or instruments.

For this volume, Krieger combines works specifically composed for saxophone with works of no specified instrumentation that are suited for saxophones and winds.

Most of these are “indeterminate”works, which require the performer to create the realization based on materials supplied by Cage. In some situations, Krieger used Cage’s compositional “tools” to create his own parallel works.

The set includes the only available recording of “Party Pieces”, composed in collaboration with Henry Cowell, Lou Harrison and Virgil Thomson. In “Party Pieces”, one composer would write a bar of music plus two notes, folded the paper at the bar, passing it to the next composer, who would use the two notes as a base for continuing the composition. Composed for any melody or keyboard instruments, Krieger has made a realization for saxophone quartet.