Product Description
The Compositions
1960 are a set of pieces written in 1960 by composer La Monte Young.
These pieces are unique in the sense that Young heavily
emphasizes performance art, through extra-musical actions such as
releasing a butterfly into the room or pushing
a piano against a wall.
History
In 1959, while studying
at Berkeley, Young traveled to Darmstadt to study
with Karlheinz Stockhausen. During that summer, Stockhausen frequently
discussed the music of American Composer John Cage. As a result, rather
than gaining interest in Stockhausen's works, Young left Darmstadt having found
inspiration in Cage's works.
A year later in 1960, Young did
indeed have the opportunity to study with Cage and Richard
Maxfield in New York. During his studies, Young gave New York's first
loft concert in Yoko Ono's loft. Some of the pieces that he performed
would later become part of his Compositions 1960
Pieces
Each piece has a unique set of
instructions to be followed by the performer. These instructions may include
the setting up of the piece, and what to do during the piece. Some of the
pieces will even specify what the audience should do.
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