Europeras
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Europeras is a series of experimental operas by John Cage that deconstruct and reassemble elements of traditional European opera using chance operations and collage techniques.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Europeras 1 | 0 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
experimental opera
ⓘ
opera cycle ⓘ |
| basedOn | traditional European opera ⓘ |
| composer | John Cage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| firstPerformanceLocation | Frankfurt, Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
avant-garde opera
ⓘ
experimental music ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Europeras 1
NERFINISHED
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Europeras 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Europeras 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ Europeras 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ Europeras 5 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPerformancePractice |
independent coordination of musical and scenic elements
ⓘ
use of pre-existing operatic arias and fragments ⓘ |
| hasScoreType |
graphic notation
ⓘ
time-bracket structure ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
European opera canon
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Marcel Duchamp NERFINISHED ⓘ chance procedures in Cage’s earlier works ⓘ |
| intendedEffect | to let European opera die a natural death ⓘ |
| language | multiple European languages ⓘ |
| movement |
avant-garde
ⓘ
postmodernism in music ⓘ |
| notableFor |
deconstructing canonical European operas
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using independent layers of sound, staging, and lighting ⓘ |
| partOf | Europeras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | C. F. Peters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
complex stage machinery
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multiple singers ⓘ orchestra ⓘ piano ⓘ recorded sound ⓘ |
| thematicFocus |
fragmentation of operatic tradition
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questioning authorship and originality in opera ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
chance operations
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collage ⓘ |
| workPeriod | late period of John Cage ⓘ |
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