John Cage's invention of the prepared piano in the late 1930s allowed a single player to simulate a percussion group by inserting objects between the strings of a grand piano.
Composition History
Frank Zappa's "Ruth is sleeping" began as a purely electronic piece for the Synclavier, an electronic sampling keyboard, and was later arranged for two pianos by Ali N Askin.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Marc-André Hamelin, the pianist on this album, views the piano not as a percussion instrument but as a "living, breathing, fleshy, organic being" capable of expressing every adjective.
Performer Biography
Marc-André Hamelin, the pianist on this recording, is known for his "near-superhuman technical prowess" and his exploration of both established repertoire and rare works from various centuries.
Composer Biography
Salvatore Martirano, a composer featured on this album, created a remarkable multi-dimensional electronic instrument called the SalMar Construction, on which he often gave improvised solo concerts.
Album & Artwork
The album title "Found Objects Sound Objects" was chosen to conceptually bind a disparate collection of piano pieces, after other suggestions like "Mixtape" and "The perilous night" were rejected.
Composer Biography
Frank Zappa, known as a rock musician, was inspired by classical composers like Stravinsky, Webern, and Varèse early in his career and continued to write for the concert stage.
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