A Chant with Claps

On this CD:

1. The City Wears a Slouch Hat, for 4 speakers, 4 percussionists, sound effects & conductor Introduction
Composed by John Cage
Performed by Charles Wood, David Avidor, Brian Brandt, Don C. Gillespie

2. The City Wears a Slouch Hat, for 4 speakers, 4 percussionists, sound effects & conductor Opening Stroll
Composed by John Cage
Performed by Charles Wood, David Avidor, Brian Brandt, Don C. Gillespie

3. The City Wears a Slouch Hat, for 4 speakers, 4 percussionists, sound effects & conductor Holdup
Composed by John Cage
Performed by Charles Wood, David Avidor, Brian Brandt, Don C. Gillespie

4. The City Wears a Slouch Hat, for 4 speakers, 4 percussionists, sound effects & conductor Nightclub
Composed by John Cage
Performed by Charles Wood, David Avidor, Brian Brandt, Don C. Gillespie

5. The City Wears a Slouch Hat, for 4 speakers, 4 percussionists, sound effects & conductor Passerby
Composed by John Cage
Performed by Charles Wood, David Avidor, Brian Brandt, Don C. Gillespie

6. The City Wears a Slouch Hat, for 4 speakers, 4 percussionists, sound effects & conductor Along the river
Composed by John Cage
Performed by Charles Wood, David Avidor, Brian Brandt, Don C. Gillespie

7. The City Wears a Slouch Hat, for 4 speakers, 4 percussionists, sound effects & conductor Phone call
Composed by John Cage
Performed by Charles Wood, David Avidor, Brian Brandt, Don C. Gillespie

8. The City Wears a Slouch Hat, for 4 speakers, 4 percussionists, sound effects & conductor Streetfight
Composed by John Cage
Performed by Charles Wood, David Avidor, Brian Brandt, Don C. Gillespie

9. The City Wears a Slouch Hat, for 4 speakers, 4 percussionists, sound effects & conductor Up in the sky
Composed by John Cage
Performed by Charles Wood, David Avidor, Brian Brandt, Don C. Gillespie

10. The City Wears a Slouch Hat, for 4 speakers, 4 percussionists, sound effects & conductor Woman in the rain
Composed by John Cage
Performed by Charles Wood, David Avidor, Brian Brandt, Don C. Gillespie

11. The City Wears a Slouch Hat, for 4 speakers, 4 percussionists, sound effects & conductor Kidnapping
Composed by John Cage
Performed by Charles Wood, David Avidor, Brian Brandt, Don C. Gillespie

12. The City Wears a Slouch Hat, for 4 speakers, 4 percussionists, sound effects & conductor Mirthogram
Composed by John Cage
Performed by Charles Wood, David Avidor, Brian Brandt, Don C. Gillespie

13. The City Wears a Slouch Hat, for 4 speakers, 4 percussionists, sound effects & conductor Off in the ocean
Composed by John Cage
Performed by Charles Wood, David Avidor, Brian Brandt, Don C. Gillespie

14. Fads and Fancies In the Academy, for piano & 4 percussionists Axioms: the pupil is eager to learn
Composed by John Cage
Performed by Charles Wood, Charles Wood, Judith Gordon, John M. Kennedy, John M. Kennedy

15. Fads and Fancies In the Academy, for piano & 4 percussionists Axioms: the pupil is constitutionally lazy
Composed by John Cage
Performed by Charles Wood, Charles Wood, Judith Gordon, John M. Kennedy, John M. Kennedy

16. Fads and Fancies In the Academy, for piano & 4 percussionists Axioms: We deal with the total child
Composed by John Cage
Performed by Charles Wood, Charles Wood, Judith Gordon, John M. Kennedy, John M. Kennedy

17. Fads and Fancies In the Academy, for piano & 4 percussionists A Short Historical Sketch: Reactionaries
Composed by John Cage
Performed by Charles Wood, Charles Wood, Judith Gordon, John M. Kennedy, John M. Kennedy

18. Fads and Fancies In the Academy, for piano & 4 percussionists A Short Historical Sketch: Revolutionaries-Pitched Battle
Composed by John Cage
Performed by Charles Wood, Charles Wood, Judith Gordon, John M. Kennedy, John M. Kennedy

19. Fads and Fancies In the Academy, for piano & 4 percussionists Vistas of the Future: Pessimist
Composed by John Cage
Performed by Charles Wood, Charles Wood, Judith Gordon, John M. Kennedy, John M. Kennedy

20. Fads and Fancies In the Academy, for piano & 4 percussionists Vistas of the Future: Optimist
Composed by John Cage
Performed by Charles Wood, Charles Wood, Judith Gordon, John M. Kennedy, John M. Kennedy

21. A Chant with Claps, for chanter & hand-claps
Composed by John Cage

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
The appropriately titled Lost Works rescues three Cage works from obscurity. The City Wears a Slouch Hat dates from 1942 but has its premiere commercial release here some 54 years after completion and four years after Cage's death. A radio play broadcast in Chicago by Columbia Broadcast System, its text was written by writer/poet Kenneth Patchen (1911-1972). As the aptly described sound orchestra drifts between recognizably urban sounds that set mood and place for the characters, it also liberally proffers percussion passages that shift from background to foreground--the kind of non- programmatic accompaniment that more traditional radio plays shun. The original broadcast recording, which surfaced on a bootleg LP in Germany, was shelved and the score for Slouch Hat was thought to be lost until 1990, when the finished manuscript was found among a collection of radio play scores donated by CBS to the New York Public Library of the Performing Arts. Essential Music has reinstated and expanded musical passages as Cage's score intended. Fads and Fancies in the Academy, for piano and small percussion orchestra, was written for a Maria van Tuyl dance at Mills College (Oakland, California) in 1940, but was unknown until Cage presented it to his publisher shortly before his death. Those who think Cage's music is too far out will be surprised by these melodic pieces, rapturous and delightful--and tuneful! A Chant with Claps, the undated final work in this terrific disc, is a brief, whimsical piece for Sidney Cowell on the occasion of her and Henry's anniversary. --Tom Welsh

Tracks:

The City Wears A Slouch Hat: Intro - Judith Gordon/Maya Gunji/John Kennedy/Eric Kivnick/CharlesWood/David Avidor/Paul Schmidt...
The City Wears A Slouch Hat: Opening Stroll (Rehearsal #1) - Judith Gordon/Maya Gunji/John Kennedy/Eric Kivnick/CharlesWood/David Avidor/Paul Schmidt...
The City Wears A Slouch Hat: Holdup (Rehearsal #4) - Judith Gordon/Maya Gunji/John Kennedy/Eric Kivnick/CharlesWood/David Avidor/Paul Schmidt...
The City Wears A Slouch Hat: Nightclub (Rehearsal #7) - Judith Gordon/Maya Gunji/John Kennedy/Eric Kivnick/CharlesWood/David Avidor/Paul Schmidt...
The City Wears A Slouch Hat: Passerby (Rehearsal #8) - Judith Gordon/Maya Gunji/John Kennedy/Eric Kivnick/CharlesWood/David Avidor/Paul Schmidt...
The City Wears A Slouch Hat: Along The River (Rehearsal #10) - Judith Gordon/Maya Gunji/John Kennedy/Eric Kivnick/CharlesWood/David Avidor/Paul Schmidt...
The City Wears A Slouch Hat: Phone Call (Rehearsal #11) - Judith Gordon/Maya Gunji/John Kennedy/Eric Kivnick/CharlesWood/David Avidor/Paul Schmidt...
The City Wears A Slouch Hat: Sreetfight (Rehearsal #12) - Judith Gordon/Maya Gunji/John Kennedy/Eric Kivnick/CharlesWood/David Avidor/Paul Schmidt...
The City Wears A Slouch Hat: Up In The Sky (Rehearsal #14) - Judith Gordon/Maya Gunji/John Kennedy/Eric Kivnick/CharlesWood/David Avidor/Paul Schmidt...
The City Wears A Slouch Hat: Woman In The Rain (Rehearsal #15) - Judith Gordon/Maya Gunji/John Kennedy/Eric Kivnick/CharlesWood/David Avidor/Paul Schmidt...
The City Wears A Slouch Hat: Kidnapping (Rehearsal #16) - Judith Gordon/Maya Gunji/John Kennedy/Eric Kivnick/CharlesWood/David Avidor/Paul Schmidt...
The City Wears A Slouch Hat: Mirthogram (Rehearsal #17) - Judith Gordon/Maya Gunji/John Kennedy/Eric Kivnick/CharlesWood/David Avidor/Paul Schmidt...
The City Wears A Slouch Hat: Street Poetry (Rehearsal #18) - Judith Gordon/Maya Gunji/John Kennedy/Eric Kivnick/CharlesWood/David Avidor/Paul Schmidt...
The City Wears A Slouch Hat: Off In The Ocean (Rehearsal #20) - Judith Gordon/Maya Gunji/John Kennedy/Eric Kivnick/CharlesWood/David Avidor/Paul Schmidt...
Fads And Fancies In The Academy: I. Axioms: The Pupil Is Easy To Learn - Judith Gordon/John Kennedy/Charles Wood/Maya Gunji/Eric Kivnick/Brian Brandt
Fads And Fancies In The Academy: I. Axioms: The Pupil Is Constitutionally Lazy - Judith Gordon/John Kennedy/Charles Wood/Maya Gunji/Eric Kivnick/Brian Brandt
Fads And Fancies In The Academy: I. Axioms: We Deal With The Total Child - Judith Gordon/John Kennedy/Charles Wood/Maya Gunji/Eric Kivnick/Brian Brandt
Fads And Fancies In The Academy: II. A Short Historical Sketch: Reactionaries - Judith Gordon/John Kennedy/Charles Wood/Maya Gunji/Eric Kivnick/Brian Brandt
Fads And Fancies In The Academy: II. A Short Historical Sketch: Revolutionaries - Pitched Battle - Judith Gordon/John Kennedy/Charles Wood/Maya Gunji/Eric Kivnick/Brian Brandt
Fads And Fancies In The Academy: III. Vistas Of The Future: Pessimist - Judith Gordon/John Kennedy/Charles Wood/Maya Gunji/Eric Kivnick/Brian Brandt
Fads And Fancies In The Academy: III. Vistas Of The Future: Optimist - Judith Gordon/John Kennedy/Charles Wood/Maya Gunji/Eric Kivnick/Brian Brandt
A Chant With Claps - John Kennedy/Charles Wood

Amazon.com

The appropriately titled Lost Works rescues three Cage works from obscurity. The City Wears a Slouch Hat dates from 1942 but has its premiere commercial release here some 54 years after completion and four years after Cage's death. A radio play broadcast in Chicago by Columbia Broadcast System, its text was written by writer/poet Kenneth Patchen (1911-1972). As the aptly described sound orchestra drifts between recognizably urban sounds that set mood and place for the characters, it also liberally proffers percussion passages that shift from background to foreground--the kind of non- programmatic accompaniment that more traditional radio plays shun. The original broadcast recording, which surfaced on a bootleg LP in Germany, was shelved and the score for Slouch Hat was thought to be lost until 1990, when the finished manuscript was found among a collection of radio play scores donated by CBS to the New York Public Library of the Performing Arts. Essential Music has reinstated and expanded musical passages as Cage's score intended. Fads and Fancies in the Academy, for piano and small percussion orchestra, was written for a Maria van Tuyl dance at Mills College (Oakland, California) in 1940, but was unknown until Cage presented it to his publisher shortly before his death. Those who think Cage's music is too far out will be surprised by these melodic pieces, rapturous and delightful--and tuneful! A Chant with Claps, the undated final work in this terrific disc, is a brief, whimsical piece for Sidney Cowell on the occasion of her and Henry's anniversary. --Tom Welsh

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