Three Dances: four prepared 17-stringed kotos version

Album by John Cage & Christian Wolff & Takashi Kako & Tadao Sawai & Kazue Sawai

An album presenting John Cage’s Three Dances in a version for four prepared 17‑string kotos (jūshichi‑gen), transferring the work’s prepared‑instrument techniques from piano to Japanese zithers. It belongs to avant‑garde and experimental classical traditions, utilising percussive timbres and interlocking rhythmic structures.
First released: 2010

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Three Dances (Four Prepared 17-String Kotos version): I.
    6:13
  2. 2.
    Three Dances (Four Prepared 17-String Kotos version): II.
    10:39
  3. 3.
    Three Dances (Four Prepared 17-String Kotos version): III.
    14:18
  4. 4.
    Malvina for Koto (13 Strings)
    16:28
  5. 5.
    Concerto for Koto and Orchestra
    21:04
  6. 6.
    Sanka (Song of Praise)
    11:02

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