[Smt-talk] John Cage

[Haskins, Rob]

Without entering the debate on primacy, I'll point out that several of Cage's late works explore microtonality somewhat more systematically than the prepared piano ones. Those interested might examine Ten, Five2, and Two5, among other works. James Tenney's article "John Cage and the Theory of Harmony" offers a useful methodology for their investigation.

All best,
Rob

Rob Haskins, D.M.A., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Music, College of Liberal Arts
University of New Hampshire
<rob.haskins at unh.edu>
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CARSON FARLEY kirjoitti 8.5.2014 kello 4.48:

As a composer interested in new directions in composition, John Cage is an important influence for two reasons - he introduced micro-tonality into the language of Western music with his prepared piano works [snip]

???

Didn't composers like Juan Carillo, Alois Haba and Ivan Wyschnegradsky write microtonal works much before Cage (and, as far as I know, before Partch, whom Farley also mentions)?

Or do I misunderstand the English meaning of "introduce"?

Olli Väisälä
ovaisala at siba.fi<mailto:ovaisala at siba.fi>
Sibelius Academy
University of the Arts, Helsinki

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