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Tomorrow, September 5th, we mark composer John Cage's (1912-1992) birthday. One of the leading figures of the postwar avant-garde, through both his writings and music, Cage remains one of the most important influences on composers today.

In tribute to Cage, we have compiled a listing of his works available for streaming on DRAM.

New World

80203: Sound Forms for Piano
Second Interlude, Sonatas I, V, X, and XII

80382: Percussion Works by Cage/Harrison/Rouse/Kurtz/Bazelon
Third Construction

80391: Michelle Markarski Plays Cage/Harrison/Hartke/Wyner
Six Melodies for Violin and Keyboard

80405: Works by Cage, Harrison, Cowell, Sollberger, and Foss
Second Construction, Third Construction

80456: None But The Lonely Flute
Ryoan-Ji

80540: Rainforest II & Mureau: A Simultaneous Performance
Mureau

CRI

750: Gay American Composers, Volume 2
Ryoan-ji, Sonata XIII from Sonatas & Interludes

680: Night Chains
Ryoan-ji

732: John Cage: Music for Two Pianos
Two, Experiences, Three Dances for Two Prepared Pianos

700: John Cage: Sonatas & Interludes for Prepared Piano
Maro Ajemian, piano

Note: Cage wrote the Sonatas and Interludes for prepared piano gradually between 1946 and 1948. Maro Ajemian, to whom the work is dedicated, premiered the first four in performance at Town Hall in 1946, and she gave the first New York performance of the full set at a celebrated concert in Carnegie Recital Hall on January 12, 1949. This recording was the first CD release of the legendary 1950 performance by Ms. Ajemian, recorded in the studios of WOR in New York City, and originally released on the Dial record label in 1951.

772: New Millennium Ensemble
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