Two: another approach
There’s another approach to realizing Two: completely determining everything using chance operations. I tried this out and describe the results.
Sunday playlist, dance edition
This week’s all-dance freestyle playlist is inspired by Fred & Ginger.
Sunday freestyle playlist (17 October 2010)
Another Sunday morning of sightreading. This week: Feldman, Debussy, Schumann, and Chopin.
Two: one approach to performance
The notation makes it clear that Cage leaves various specific aspects of the continuity of Two up to the performer. What isn’t clear is how, as a performer, one is supposed to make those decisions.
Sunday freestyle (10 October 2010)
I practice just about every day, focusing on one or two pieces that I want to really be able to play, but on Sundays I take time to just play, reading through various things that strike my fancy.
John Cage: Two (getting started)
I’m starting to work on learning John Cage’s Two for piano and flute (Frances is playing the flute part on shakuhachi). I thought I’d take a few posts to describe the process of learning the piano part.
Getting reacquainted with Chopin
My brother asked me to send him a picture of the piano after it was delivered. I did one better: I made a video of me playing a Chopin etude that I learned years ago . . .