John Cage
First Construction (In Metal) (7")
LabelDolor Del EstamagoGenreExperimental
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John Cage wrote First Construction (In Metal) in 1939 in Seattle for six percussionists, with thunder sheets, brake drums, orchestral bells, gongs lowered into water and a piano whose strings are struck with a metal rod. The rhythmic structure is built on proportions of sixteen units, and the piece hits hard and clean, a long way from his later silence.
James Tenney conducts a live broadcast from the KPFK studio on 27 May 1973, with William Winant, John Bergamo and Dean Drummond among the players. The piece starts on side A and ends on side B. An unofficial 7 inch from 1995, limited to 200 copies.
Release notes
Recorded live radio broadcast KPFK Studio, May 27, 1973. Piece begins on Side A and concludes at end of Side B. Limited to 200 copies.
| A | First Construction (In Metal) | 3:11 | |
| B | First Construction (In Metal) | 5:54 |
- Redmoute
- Artwork
- James Tenney
- Conductor
- Charles Levin
- Percussion
- David Johnson
- Percussion
- David Rosenthol
- Percussion
- Dean Drummond
- Percussion
- John Bergamo
- Percussion
- William Winant
- Percussion
- J. Paredes
- Producer
