PermissionJohn Cage and the American Experimentalists

(1912–1992)

John CageAmerican Experimentalist

Prepared Piano

A piano that has been altered, typically by adding bolts, screws, and other hardware.

John Cage

Bacchanale

Anth. 3-51

Prepared piano, percussive sounds, asymmetrical rhythmic accents.

John Cage

4’33”Not in anthology.

“Tacet, for any instrument or combination of instruments.”

John Cage, Water Walk

PermissionJohn Cage and the American Experimentalists

(1926–1987)

American Composer

Morton Feldman

Morton Feldman

Rothko Chapel

Anth. 3-52

Memorial for painter Mark Rothko. Responds to acoustical space.

Earle Brown, December 1952 (1952)

Fluxus

PermissionJohn Cage and the American Experimentalists

Fonts: Helvetica Neue; A Dripping Marker. “STOP!” graphic made in Canva.

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