Imaginary Landscape No. 4

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Imaginary Landscape No. 4 is an experimental 1951 composition by John Cage for 12 radios and 24 performers that explores chance operations and indeterminacy in music.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aleatoric music
experimental music composition
musical composition
work of John Cage
composer John Cage NERFINISHED
compositionYear 1951
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator John Cage NERFINISHED
exploresConcept aleatoric procedures
chance operations
indeterminacy in music
firstPerformedIn United States NERFINISHED
genre avant-garde music
electroacoustic music
experimental music
hasInfluenceOn experimental radio art
indeterminate music tradition
hasTitle Imaginary Landscape No. 4 NERFINISHED
keyConcept separation of composition and sound result
use of everyday technology as instrument
language none
movement American avant-garde
notableFor chance-based performance instructions
indeterminate sonic result
use of live radio as sound source
numberOfPerformers 24
numberOfRadios 12
partOf 20th-century classical music repertoire
partOfSeries Imaginary Landscape NERFINISHED
performanceVariable radio station selection
timing of changes
tuning
volume settings
premiereYear 1951
relatedWorkByComposer 4′33″ NERFINISHED
Imaginary Landscape No. 1 NERFINISHED
Imaginary Landscape No. 2 NERFINISHED
Imaginary Landscape No. 3 NERFINISHED
Imaginary Landscape No. 5 NERFINISHED
Music of Changes NERFINISHED
scoredFor 12 radios
24 performers
seriesNumber 4
usesMedium live performance
radio

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John Cage notableWork Imaginary Landscape No. 4