John Cage's concert for piano and orchestra / Martin Iddon and Philip Thomas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Iddon, Martin, 1975- author.

Thomas, Philip, 1972- author.

Series:

Studies in musical genesis, structure, and interpretation.

Studies in musical genesis, structure, and interpretation

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cage, John. Concert.

Cage, John.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (480 pages) : illustrations (black and white).

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Oxford University Press, [2020]

Summary:

This comprehensive examination of John Cage's seminal Concert for Piano and Orchestra places the piece into its many contexts. The authors examine its relationship with Cage's compositional practice of indeterminacy more generally, the importance of Cage's teacher, Arnold Schoenberg, on the development of his structural thought, and the impact of Cage's (mis)understanding of jazz. It discusses, on the basis of Cage's sketches and manuscripts, the compositional process at play in the piece. It details the circumstances of the piece's early performances - often described as catastrophes - its recording and promotion, and the part it played in Cage's (successful) hunt for a publisher.

Contents:

Situating the Concert for piano and orchestra

Sketching the Concert for piano and orchestra

Presenting the Concert for piano and orchestra

Performing the Concert for piano and orchestra

Interpreting the Concert for piano and orchestra

Interpreting the Solo for piano

Understanding the Concert for piano and orchestra.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2020.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-093849-8

0-19-093850-1

0-19-093848-X