Atlas Eclipticalis
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Atlas Eclipticalis is a large-scale orchestral composition by John Cage that employs chance operations and graphic notation to create an open, indeterminate musical structure.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical work
ⓘ
orchestral composition ⓘ |
| allows |
multiple realizations
ⓘ
performer choice ⓘ |
| associatedMovement | New York School (music) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | star charts ⓘ |
| canBePerformedWith |
Cartridge Music
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Winter Music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | Cage work list: Atlas Eclipticalis ⓘ |
| composer | John Cage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerNationality | American ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| genre |
avant-garde music
ⓘ
experimental music ⓘ |
| hasMusicalForm | open form ⓘ |
| hasPart | independent instrumental parts ⓘ |
| hasReception | controversial premiere ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | astronomical atlas ⓘ |
| involves | unconventional orchestral performance practices ⓘ |
| language | none ⓘ |
| notationalSystem | graphic score ⓘ |
| performanceOutcome | different in each performance ⓘ |
| performancePractice | indeterminate realization ⓘ |
| period | 20th-century music ⓘ |
| premiereConductor | Leonard Bernstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premierePerformer | New York Philharmonic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereVenue | Lincoln Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereYear | 1962 ⓘ |
| publisher | C.F. Peters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByComposer |
Concert for Piano and Orchestra
NERFINISHED
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Fontana Mix NERFINISHED ⓘ Music of Changes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires | individual parts for each player ⓘ |
| requiresConductor | optional ⓘ |
| scoring | large orchestra ⓘ |
| structureType | indeterminate structure ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
constellations
ⓘ
stars ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | variable ⓘ |
| uses | non-synchronized parts ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
chance operations
ⓘ
graphic notation ⓘ indeterminacy ⓘ |
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