Works by JOHN CAGE, DAVID TUDOR, TAKEHISA KOSUGI, MARYANNE AMACHER, DAVID BEHRMAN, EARLE BROWN, STUART DEMPSTER, MORTON FELDMAN, JON GIBSON, TOSHI ICHIYANAGI, JOHN KING, ANNEA LOCKWOOD, GORDON MUMMA, BO NILSSON, PAULINE OLIVEROS, MICHAEL PUGLIESE, YASUNAO TONE, CHRISTIAN WOLFF AND OTHERS
The late Merce Cunningham was renowned for his legendary collaborations with the most significant experimental musicians of the late 20th century. Particularly notable is his association with John Cage, who served as the founding musical director of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company until Cage’s death in 1992.
Spanning six decades from the early 1950s onward, these recordings capture the breadth of the Cunningham repertory and the rich diversity of Cunningham’s musical collaborations. Composers whose work features prominently in this collection include seminal figures of late-20th-century experimental music such as John Cage, David Tudor, Gordon Mumma, Christian Wolff, and Takehisa Kosugi, among others.
For the most part, these compositions have not been recorded elsewhere and are making their first appearance on CD. This is a document of enormous historical import that will be a revelation to both listeners and scholars interested in the evolution of American experimental music over the past five decades. The box set includes a 124-page booklet featuring a 15,000-word essay by Amy Beal, one of the foremost scholars of contemporary American music.
Music for Merce (Box Set)
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| CD-R Box Set | $139.99 |
A *.pdf of the notes may also be accessed here free of charge.
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For Magnetic Tape
Christian Wolff
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For Piano I
Christian Wolff
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Music for Piano 1-20
John Cage
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Indices [excerpt]
Earle Brown
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Quantità¤ten
Bo Nilsson
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Ixion
Morton Feldman
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Variations V [excerpt]
John Cage
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Mesa
Gordon Mumma
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Activities for Orchestra
Toshi Ichiyanagi
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...for nearly an hour... [excerpt]
David Behrman
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In Memoriam: Nikola Tesla, Cosmic Engineer [excerpt]
Pauline Oliveros
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For 1,2, or 3 People [excerpt]
Christian Wolff
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Burdocks [excerpt]
Christian Wolff
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52/3 [excerpt]
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Telepos
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Toneburst
David Tudor
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S.E. Wave/E.W. Song [excerpt]
Takeshisa Kosugi
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Remainder [excerpt]
Maryanne Amacher
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Equal Distribution [excerpt]
Jon Gibson
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Inlets [excerpt]
John Cage
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Weatherings [excerpt]
David Tudor
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Geography and Music [excerpt]
Yasunao Tone
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Phonemes [excerpt]
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Sextet for Seven
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Spacings
Takeshisa Kosugi
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gliss in sighs
John King
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Voiceless Essay [excerpt]
John Cage
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Webwork [excerpt]
David Tudor
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Peace Talks [excerpt]
Michael Pugliese
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Spectra
Takeshisa Kosugi
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Sculptures Musicales [excerpt]
John Cage
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Virtual Focus [excerpt]
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Four³ [excerpt]
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Neural Network Plus [excerpt]
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blues '99 [excerpt]
John King
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Underground Overlays [excerpt]
Stuart Dempster
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Four6 [excerpt]
John Cage
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Wave Code A-Z
Takeshisa Kosugi
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Or 4 People
Christian Wolff
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108 and One8¸ [excerpt]
John Cage
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lontermparking [excerpt]
John King
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Long Throw [excerpt]
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Jitterbug [excerpt]
Annea Lockwood
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Event - February 16, 1993, Red Wing Minnesota [excerpt]
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Event - September 14, 1993, Annemasse, France [excerpt]
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Event-June 5, 1997, Frankfurt [excerpt]
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Event-September 12, 1998, Minneapolis [excerpt]
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Event-September 29, 2002, Oslo [excerpt]
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Event-October 30, 2002, Munich [excerpt]
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Event-December 14, 2004, New York City [excerpt]
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Event-December 15, 2004, New York City [excerpt]
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Event-December 18, 2004, New York City [excerpt]
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Event-June 14, 2005, London [excerpt]
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Event-June 17, 2005, London [excerpt]
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Event-June 23, 2007, New Canaan, Connecticut [excerpt]
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Event-February 22, 2009, Beacon, New York [excerpt]
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