Scholarly discussion of the music of John Cage.

[Guy De Bievre <>]

and how could I forget David Dunn?
also Douglas Quin

Guy De Bievre wrote:
> Percy Grainger's Random Round (and his whole concept of "free music") 
> was inspired by ocean waves.
> Annea Lockwood's Soundmap of the Hudson River.
> Quite a lot of 19th century composers: Smetana (Die Moldau) and 
> Beethoven's 6th to name but two.
> In an indirect way quite some of Xenakis work (the stochastic concept 
> of the swarm.)
>
> Caleb Deupree wrote:
> > I'll echo this sentiment, but will contribute a couple of other 
> > names.  If you're looking for a loose Cage connection, I'd suggest 
> > David Tudor's Rainforest.  If you're looking for other "classical" or 
> > notated composers, I'd suggest Mamoru Fujieda's Patterns of Plants.  
> > Like Michael Prime, Fujeida starts with bio-electric fluctuations 
> > from living plants, but he extracts melodies and bundles them in sets 
> > of four as patterns.  He has several collections of patterns, some of 
> > which have been recorded in chamber performances on Tzadik, and some 
> > of which are published in versions for piano solo.  Another composer 
> > with lifelong ties to nature is Toru Takemitsu; see Peter Burt's book 
> > for details on Takemitsu's repeated use of garden and ocean motifs in 
> > his music.
> >
> > ---
> > Caleb Deupree
> >
> > http://classicaldrone.blogspot.com
> >
> >
> > On Jun 3, 2010, at 2:08 AM, simon reynell wrote:
> >
> >  
> > > I know and like all the examples you cite, but there are lots of 
> > > others.  In fact nature-based music of one kind or another is now a 
> > > pretty crowded field.  There are dozens of people producing pieces 
> > > from field recordings (with various degrees of editing / 
> > > manipulation) that use natural sounds as their source
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