Oh WOW.. what a voice Measha has:) amazing... to understand it you got to bring all differents school of thoughts from back in the day on the late 50s... as a satira to the classical era:P hehe lol i kind of like it...
Clear!, but equal this is the perfect vocal skill that many singers have to sing this the summary like that difficult, because if I speak only on the voice and the skill, to combine the entire vocal record of a voice is very difficult, not in any musical work, only in this type of works or the musical ones of broadway. Afresh I am grateful that cuelgen this type of videoes in youtobe, I as the student of singing of it it is a part of my study.
This is no "sit back & relax" song that's for sure. What allowed me to listen to it all the way was to treat it like a musical puzzle-of-sort. Still not sure what's going on, but it eases the listening lol. But props to the singer for doing all sorts of dynamics and sounds. It seem hard to keep in tempo and doing all those crazy noises...
Measha Brueggergosman really makes this work beautiful, and John Cage is quite hard to understand really as I studied his ancient voices for children before. Though I hardly understand what this piece is about, I'm attracted to it.
I love the moment 03:49 when she stares into the page with that facial expression and busting of sounds :)))))) John (Cage) is wonderful, always. Music is usually understood as tonal, beautiful, catchy, bombastic thing. But Cage, Shoenberg, Debussy, Satie, Verase, Reich...etc. all challenge that. And that's WHY we're here; the 21st century.
@jwizz51 True. But I don't change my statement, because as proven here, he is still wildly popular even 20 years after his death. And usually when ppl refer to ''century's" or "millenia," they include a few years leading up to or after it.
in peter greenaway's documentary about john cage there's a sequence when a lead singer finishes his part of singing by belching. i love cage and all of the millions of nerves that people lost because being too conservative too understand his philosophy.
I like this. But I also understand all those who don't get it. Modern art (in all its forms) is difficult to get. That's what makes it art. Otherwise, it would always be a trivial remix of existing pieces.
i really like this music, dont get me wrong the sequence of sounds in itself is not genius, but the conseptual exploration of sound and music and coincidental harmony is refreshing.... just my opinion.
Actually, there have been many singers who have done the work and done it very well... heard of Cathy Berberian? Beside, it is important to remember that the work is at all improvisatory - it is at the whim of the vocalist.
@QAnimosity you almost seem to be discrediting your own response to it - i'm not talking about your dismissal, but try this; listen again. Follow your responses to it, try not to make value judgements - but monitor your breath, where do you tense up? Or do you relax? MusicaRicercata is right. Dance. Your response was important to cage. There are moments when I feel a quality of abjection. I appreciate that there are artists who expect some corporeality, some mess, some pain from their listeners.
I think every piece deserves to be played at least once... though not every piece deserves recognition for being groundbreaking. Just being different doesn't make a piece good. This piece does not deserve to stand alongside the other pieces that are played in this concert.
@odkfn unfortunately, you haven't offered much valid criticism with which to disagree. You seem so quick to dismiss it, that I suspect it interfered with your experience of it. I am astounded by the number of dismissive comments on this video (and others) who's posters dubiously claim expansive and inclusive listening habits. Are you really listening? What did this experience do for your curiosity? Listen more critically, less judgmentally. Relax.
man i don't get this im a musician and i generally prefer adventurous and different pieces but you have to recognize that there is a difference between adventurous and just stabbing around in the dark without the intent of hitting anything
She is certainly an amazing performer...so versatile and professional. My only quibble would be her Italian pronunciation...It sounds false and affected...Otherwise an excellent performance!
i love the youtube orchesta but this... who in thier right mind would come up with a chaos of music?! That woman is not making it any better. i loled the whole time.
For those who don't understand anything about this piece, you first need to understand that Cage was a...bit odd. His works were verry wacky, from randomness, orchestrated chaos (this piece), loud sounds, silance, chance. If you don't get it, It's okay, you're not supposed to get it. If you hate it, that's fine.
bueno entonces que haces viendo este video?.. mejor anda a escuchar backstreet boys o britney spears, ellos es mantienen en un mismo circulo armonico.. nunca cambia. y es algo que tu cerebro puede entender.. se nota que la musica moderna-contemporana de las nuevas corrientes de creacion no es lo tuyo.. entonces no hay que hablar de lo que uno no sabe y saber decir cuando algo es musica y cuando no.. saludos (espero que no te lo tomes personal) jaja
I figured out what this is. It's a frankenstein. You take bits and pieces if stuff and stitch it together. But the result is garbage. We have to remember that music is not any single note, but a collection of notes and dynamics that combine to make something much greater. But when you do what john cage does and slap bits and pieces of styles, sounds, and languages it's not music. It's musical diarrhea. It's a waste of talent for the people in the YTSO.
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This music makes you listen to it continously it has some mystery and beauty you can't identify at first glance....
Well for me it is...
20th century art indeed! Just imagine with this century has in store for us!
John Cage's genius is above us all. Brilliant guest performer, too.
Amazing performance!
i never watch any of Cage's orchestral works, but this one is very very vivace!!
sooo cool. like a collage.
LOL definitely an entertainment piece, not for daily listening . . . the singer is very impressive. she totally made the performance enjoyable.
THIS IS MUSIC. IN EVERY SENSE OF THE WORD.
Awesomeness!!! Commitment!!
She is a wonderful singer!.
This aria is difficult, I do not believe that any singer dares to sing it.
I like me, thanks for hanging it!.
Oh WOW.. what a voice Measha has:) amazing... to understand it you got to bring all differents school of thoughts from back in the day on the late 50s... as a satira to the classical era:P hehe lol i kind of like it...
Fantastic! Normally I don't like Cage, but this is great.
Clear!, but equal this is the perfect vocal skill that many singers have to sing this the summary like that difficult, because if I speak only on the voice and the skill, to combine the entire vocal record of a voice is very difficult, not in any musical work, only in this type of works or the musical ones of broadway.
Afresh I am grateful that cuelgen this type of videoes in youtobe, I as the student of singing of it it is a part of my study.
wow like turning a radio dial
Amazing.
wow! this very interesting!
Measha:Magnífica, grandísima artista
mejor Voz contemporénea, polifacética
Absolutamente genial
ROS
This is no "sit back & relax" song that's for sure. What allowed me to listen to it all the way was to treat it like a musical puzzle-of-sort. Still not sure what's going on, but it eases the listening lol.
But props to the singer for doing all sorts of dynamics and sounds. It seem hard to keep in tempo and doing all those crazy noises...
violachk: Ancient Voices of Children is by George Crumb. Crumb is one of my favorite composers!
Measha Brueggergosman really makes this work beautiful, and John Cage is quite hard to understand really as I studied his ancient voices for children before. Though I hardly understand what this piece is about, I'm attracted to it.
why do the OFFICIAL videos from RUclips have so little views?
this is great music btw
BELURVED
I love the moment 03:49 when she stares into the page with that facial expression and busting of sounds :))))))
John (Cage) is wonderful, always.
Music is usually understood as tonal, beautiful, catchy, bombastic thing.
But Cage, Shoenberg, Debussy, Satie, Verase, Reich...etc. all challenge that.
And that's WHY we're here; the 21st century.
crazy is not progress =/
@jwizz51 True. But I don't change my statement, because as proven here, he is still wildly popular even 20 years after his death.
And usually when ppl refer to ''century's" or "millenia," they include a few years leading up to or after it.
The moment at 8:11 gives me goosebumps.
This music was written in 5 diferent languages, I saw this why I have the score .
umm... that was..... awesome! i would so like to do that in my band class. just make the weirdest noises ever!
in peter greenaway's documentary about john cage there's a sequence when a lead singer finishes his part of singing by belching. i love cage and all of the millions of nerves that people lost because being too conservative too understand his philosophy.
and scary..reminds me of my elementary school chrous teacher
wow she has really good technique! this is not easy to sing!
I like this. But I also understand all those who don't get it. Modern art (in all its forms) is difficult to get. That's what makes it art. Otherwise, it would always be a trivial remix of existing pieces.
i really like this music, dont get me wrong the sequence of sounds in itself is not genius, but the conseptual exploration of sound and music and coincidental harmony is refreshing.... just my opinion.
not all the music has to be melodic, and... what is music?? music is the combination of silence and sound. This is the actual definition
Actually, there have been many singers who have done the work and done it very well... heard of Cathy Berberian?
Beside, it is important to remember that the work is at all improvisatory - it is at the whim of the vocalist.
@pullman87 Your mean!
Sorry I mixed them up, I kinda poor at distinguishing those names...just now I even thought Terry Riley as John Cage._.
Cage is like the Schoenberg of this millenia.
@QAnimosity you almost seem to be discrediting your own response to it - i'm not talking about your dismissal, but try this; listen again. Follow your responses to it, try not to make value judgements - but monitor your breath, where do you tense up? Or do you relax? MusicaRicercata is right. Dance. Your response was important to cage. There are moments when I feel a quality of abjection. I appreciate that there are artists who expect some corporeality, some mess, some pain from their listeners.
I think every piece deserves to be played at least once... though not every piece deserves recognition for being groundbreaking. Just being different doesn't make a piece good. This piece does not deserve to stand alongside the other pieces that are played in this concert.
Are these people getting paid for this? I'm sure it will be a platinum album.
lol :D
3:57 the violinist " WHAT THE F....! "
This song are written in 5 different languages, I saw this why I have the score .
It's very difficult
20th century composers are soooo FUNNY! LOL
are they at least told what key they're playing in?
None
Ladies and gentlemen...
I present to you...
Tourette Syndrome the Musical
such an interesting piece....but damn hard to listen to! Love Measha...I just find John Cage hard to take.
@odkfn unfortunately, you haven't offered much valid criticism with which to disagree. You seem so quick to dismiss it, that I suspect it interfered with your experience of it. I am astounded by the number of dismissive comments on this video (and others) who's posters dubiously claim expansive and inclusive listening habits. Are you really listening? What did this experience do for your curiosity? Listen more critically, less judgmentally. Relax.
What the hell?
man i don't get this
im a musician and i generally prefer adventurous and different pieces but you have to recognize that there is a difference between adventurous and just stabbing around in the dark without the intent of hitting anything
She is certainly an amazing performer...so versatile and professional. My only quibble would be her Italian pronunciation...It sounds false and affected...Otherwise an excellent performance!
i love the youtube orchesta but this... who in thier right mind would come up with a chaos of music?! That woman is not making it any better. i loled the whole time.
For those who don't understand anything about this piece, you first need to understand that Cage was a...bit odd. His works were verry wacky, from randomness, orchestrated chaos (this piece), loud sounds, silance, chance. If you don't get it, It's okay, you're not supposed to get it. If you hate it, that's fine.
WTF
bueno entonces que haces viendo este video?.. mejor anda a escuchar backstreet boys o britney spears, ellos es mantienen en un mismo circulo armonico.. nunca cambia. y es algo que tu cerebro puede entender.. se nota que la musica moderna-contemporana de las nuevas corrientes de creacion no es lo tuyo.. entonces no hay que hablar de lo que uno no sabe y saber decir cuando algo es musica y cuando no.. saludos (espero que no te lo tomes personal) jaja
This isn't music, its a man who has run out of ideas.
I figured out what this is. It's a frankenstein. You take bits and pieces if stuff and stitch it together. But the result is garbage.
We have to remember that music is not any single note, but a collection of notes and dynamics that combine to make something much greater. But when you do what john cage does and slap bits and pieces of styles, sounds, and languages it's not music. It's musical diarrhea. It's a waste of talent for the people in the YTSO.