Imaginary Landscape No. 1

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Imaginary Landscape No. 1 is an early experimental composition by John Cage that pioneered the use of electronic sounds and unconventional instruments in modern music.

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instanceOf electronic music work
experimental music composition
musical composition
aesthetic experimental
modernist
composer John Cage NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator John Cage NERFINISHED
genre avant-garde music
electronic music
experimental music
hasForm chamber music
hasNoLyrics true
hasTitle Imaginary Landscape No. 1 NERFINISHED
influenced development of electronic music
experimental music practices
use of turntables as musical instruments
language none
movement Imaginary Landscape series NERFINISHED
notableFeature early use of electronic sounds in concert music
pioneering work in tape and turntable-based composition
use of unconventional instruments
partOf John Cage early works
primaryMedium live performance of electronic and acoustic sounds
scoredFor cymbal
piano
two variable-speed turntables
usesInstrument cymbal
muted piano
test-tone record
variable-speed turntable

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John Cage notableWork Imaginary Landscape No. 1