John Cage's Some of 'The Harmony of Maine' is based on a 1794 book of part-songs by Supply Belcher, a composer, and uses random operations to determine note usage, length, and registration.
Instruments
The organ used for this recording is the 1987 Grönlund Organ of Luleå Domkyrka (Luleå Cathedral) in Sweden.
Performer Biography
Hans-Ola Ericsson has recorded all of Olivier Messiaen's organ music for BIS, a record label.
Composer's Artistic Vision
John Cage, a composer known for experimental music, is considered a founder of sonic 'Concept Art'.
Compositional Technique
Morton Feldman's only organ work, Principal Sound, is part of his late period, characterized by asymmetrically and minimalist structured compositions.
Performer Biography
Hans-Ola Ericsson, the organist on this album, began his musical career as a child member of the Stockholm Boys' Choir.
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