John Cage: Second Construction

In "Second Construction" (1940) Cage began experimenting with mixed percussion. Note the beautiful oxen bells singing the opening theme and the subsequent long tones emanating from the tam-tam. These are followed by a signature rhythmic melody on the piano while brushwork on a snare drum delineates a "back-beat," setting the music alight in contrapuntal motion. -Gregory Beyer Recorded June 2011 at Boutell Memorial Concert Hall, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois Third Coast Percussion: Owen Clayton Condon, Robert Dillon, Peter Martin, David Skidmore With Gregory Beyer & Ross Karre Produced by: Gregory Beyer & Brian Brandt Engineered, Edited, Mixed & Mastered by: Dan Nichols, Aphorism Audio Third Coast Percussion would like to thank Gregory Beyer and the Northern Illinois University School of Music, Greg MacAyeal and the Northwestern University Music Library John Cage Collection, the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts John Cage Music Manuscript Collection, Professor William Moersch and the University of Illinois Percussin Studio, James Ross, Brad Tubman, Peter Robles, Joseph Genden, Teddy Boys, Samir Mayekar, Sidney K. Robinson, and Ethelbert Williams. SUBSCRIBE for new videos: https://www.youtube.com/thirdcoastpercussion FOLLOW TCP website: https://thirdcoastpercussion.com/ Email list: http://bit.ly/TCP-email-list Facebook: https://facebook.com/thirdcoastpercussion Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThirdCoastPerc Instagram: https://instagram.com/thirdcoastpercussion TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thirdcoastpercussion LISTEN Albums: https://shop.thirdcoastpercussion.com/ Bandcamp: https://thirdcoastpercussion.bandcamp.com/ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/40dPo2V MERCH https://shop.thirdcoastpercussion.com/ DONATE http://thirdcoastpercussion.com/donate (we are a 501c-3 nonprofit organization) Third Coast Percussion proudly endorses Vic Firth sticks and mallets, Zildjian cymbals, Pearl/ Adams percussion, Meinl World Percussion and Remo drumheads. Third Coast Percussion is a GRAMMY® Award-winning Chicago-based percussion quartet. For over fifteen years, the ensemble has created exciting and unexpected performances that constantly redefine the classical music experience. To learn more, visit: https://thirdcoastpercussion.com/​​ #thirdcoastpercussion #percussion #drums #marimba #vibraphone #composer #drummer #instrumental #instrumental music