Cheap Imitation

by John Cage

Cheap Imitation cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1977
  • Label: Cramps
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 36:11
  • Community rating: 3.65/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Avant-garde pioneer John Cage presents a sparse, methodically constructed solo piano piece on 'Cheap Imitation'. The composition was generated by applying chance operations to the rhythmic structure of Erik Satie's 'Socrate', resulting in a delicate, unpredictable melodic line. It highlights Cage's ongoing exploration of indeterminacy and strict structural frameworks.

Genres

Descriptors: experimental, minimal, acoustic, avant-garde, long-form, piano, melodic, unaccompanied-solo, repetitive

Tracklist

  1. Band 1 (7:14)
  2. Band 2 (8:27)
  3. Solid Band (20:30)

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