Solo for Violin (Concert for Piano and Orchestra): Sketch

John Cage

Associated Names
John Cage

Artist, American, 1912 - 1992

This is a drawing of a musical score. The image contains a sheet of music featuring an unconventional arrangement on a staff. The notes and symbols are sparse, with several instructions or annotations like "sul tasto" visible above and below the staff lines. The layout is minimalist, with various musical symbols, notes, and annotations written in a handwritten style across the page. The piece is entitled "Solo for Violin (Concert for Piano and Orchestra) Sketch," as noted at the bottom, and is signed by John Cage. The overall composition has a simple appearance due to the careful placement of musical symbols and text annotations.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dorothy and Herbert Vogel, New York, NY; purchase/gift to NGA, 1991.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1977

  • Works from the Collection of Dorothy and Herbert Vogel, University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, 11 November 1977-1 January 1978

Bibliography

1977

  • Works from the Collection of Dorothy and Herbert Vogel, University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, 1977, 46.

Inscriptions

notations overall; on mat, across bottom in graphite: Solo for Violin (Concert for Piano and Orchestra): Sketch John Cage

Wikidata ID

Q64582137

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