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Tag: indeterminacy

Solo for Sliding Trombone - Noise Element #1

posted on Friday, September 16, 2011

John Cage's Solo for Sliding Trombone from Concert for Piano and Orchestra (1958) makes sonic requests of the performer that are both very specific and also highly subjective, even intentionally vague. This dichotomy is most evident in pitches that are written below the (un-clefed) staff throughout the piece. Here are a few examples:

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