Two Landscapes (1982)
voice and closed piano (or four tuned drums)
1 Totems (2'45")
2 Desert (3')
African Journal No 5
For John Cage's 70th birthday
Poems by Stephen Gray from 'Ten Landscapes' (1976)
Publisher: Bardic Edition
Score BDE in preparation
Available from Goodmusic Publishing
Duration: c. 5 minutes, 45 seconds
Première
First performance: March 1981; Johannesburg
Programme note
I came across Stephen Gray's poetry collection 'Hottentot Venus' in a Johannesburg bookstore in 1981, about the same time I curated a concert which included John Cage's two songs for voice and closed piano.
voice and closed piano (or four tuned drums)
1 Totems (2'45")
2 Desert (3')
African Journal No 5
For John Cage's 70th birthday
Poems by Stephen Gray from 'Ten Landscapes' (1976)
Publisher: Bardic Edition
Score BDE in preparation
Available from Goodmusic Publishing
Duration: c. 5 minutes, 45 seconds
Première
First performance: March 1981; Johannesburg
Programme note
I came across Stephen Gray's poetry collection 'Hottentot Venus' in a Johannesburg bookstore in 1981, about the same time I curated a concert which included John Cage's two songs for voice and closed piano.
