[silence] Eighty (1992) World Premiere June 17th

[Joseph Zitt]

Also no trombones, tubas, bassoons, or bass clarinets (unless they are
included in the clarinets mentioned). Does the score stick to a narrow range
of pitches?

On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 9:16 PM, David Badagnani <davidbadagnani@yahoo.com>wrote:

> Any idea why Cage decided not to use double basses, soprano flutes, and
> oboes in this work?
> --
> David Badagnani
> Kent, Ohio
> USA
>
> --- On *Wed, 6/3/09, Glenn Freeman <glenn@ogreogress.com>* wrote:
>
> From: Glenn Freeman <glenn@ogreogress.com>
> Subject: [silence] Eighty (1992) World Premiere June 17th
> To: silence@list.mail.virginia.edu
> Date: Wednesday, June 3, 2009, 1:15 PM
>
> John Cage's Eighty was written in 1992, the year of Cage's 80th
> birthday. Eighty is Cage's 5th largest Number Piece (after 108, 103,
> 101 and Eighty-Three [Twenty-Six with Twenty-Eight & Twenty-Nine]).
> Eighty is scored for a large ensemble of strings [violins, violas and
> cellos] and winds [alto flutes, english horns, clarinets and trumpets].
> http://www.johncage.info/workscage/80.html
>
> On June 17th at 10am CST [11am EST New York, USA] UMFM 101.5
> [Winnipeg, Canada] will air the first broadcast and performance of
> Cage's Eighty. Be sure to listen online below.
> http://www.umfm.com/listen_online.shtml
>
> Andrew Culver's ic was used to determine the chance-based placement of
> notes in this realization of Eighty.
> http://www.anarchicharmony.org/IChing/ic.cfm
>
> This recording is soon be released on OgreOgress, along with first
> recordings of Cage's Eighty-Three (Twenty-Six with Twenty-Eight &
> Twenty-Nine), Fifty-Five (Twenty-Six with Twenty-Nine) and Sculptures
> Musicales.
> http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001NDCSSK
>
> Glenn Freeman
> OgreOgress productions
> http://ogreogress.com
>
>
>
>
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