Prized Composers
John Cage
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Awards:
American Academy of Arts and Letters Music Prize (1949)
Guggenheim Fellowship (1949)
Compositions for Winds:
Five2 (1995) for English Horn, 2 Clarinets, Bass Clarinet, and Timpani
Four6 (1992) for quartet, any way of producing sound
Five5 (1991) for Flute, 2 Clarinets, Bass Clarinet, and Percussion
Four5 (1991) for Saxophone Quartet
Apartment House 1776 (1976) for any number of instruments
Quartets I, V, and VI (1976) for Concert Band and 12 Amplified Voices
Cheap Imitation (1972) for variable large ensemble
Party Pieces (1945) for Flute, Clarinet, Bassoon, French Horn, Piano
Music for Wind Instruments (1938) for I. Trio (Flute, Clarinet, Bassoon), II. Duo (Oboe, Horn), III. Quintet (Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon)