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John Cage - The Donald Knaack Percussion Ensemble, Jay Clayton
Three Constructions

Album US 1989 on Tomato label
Classical (Modern, Experimental)

First Construction (In Metal) (1939) for percussion sextet with assistant. A Flower (1950) for voice and closed piano. Second Construction (1940) for percussion orchestra (four players). Forever And Sunsmell (1942) for voice and percussion duo. Third Construction (1941) for four percussion players. Recorded at Capitol Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California. © & ℗ 1989 Printed in Holland (Made in Holland on CD) Tomato, a trade name of The Music World, Ltd. New York, N.Y.

Musicians

	John Cage voc, 1912-1992 US album by
	The Donald Knaack Percussion Ensemble , US album by
	Jay Clayton voc, *1941 US album by, performer, pianist assistant - metal rods on the piano strings, voice
	Donald Knaack perc, syn, voc, US conductor, piano, closed piano, piano, string piano, tom tom, two large tom toms, tambourine, claves, percussion, cricket callers (split bamboo, conch shell), percussion, 5 graduated tin cans, tom tom, 3 graduated tom toms, performer, player 3
	Scott Higgins perc, cwb, US percussion, suspended thundersheet, bells, orchestra, performer, player 1, snare, maracas, small, large, gong, 3 temple gongs, tom tom, 5 graduated tom toms, claves, drum, lion's roar, rattle, indo-chinese rattle (wooden, with many separate chambers, cowbell, 2 cowbells, percussion, 5 graduated tin cans, tom tom, 3 graduated tom toms, performer, player 2
	Chet Swiatkowski p, key, piano, string piano, performer, player 2
	David Johnson perc, vib, mar, bells, small sleigh bells, 12 graduated oxen bells, percussion, suspended thundersheet, performer, player 3
	Marj Holmgren perc, cwb, dr, cym, gong, 3 graduated japanese temple gongs, cowbell, 8 graduated cowbells, drum, 4 graduated muted brake drums, percussion, suspended thundersheet, performer, player 4, maracas, small, rattle, indian, performer, wind glass, bells, 7 graduated oxen bells, cymbal, large chinese cymbal (suspended), claves, maracas, drum, teponaxtle, cymbal, large chinese cymbal (suspended), tom tom, 3 graduated tom toms, percussion, 5 graduated tin cans, rattle, n.w. indian rattle (wooden), performer, player 1
	Tom Walsh perc, CA cymbal, 4 graduated suspended turkish cymbals, 4 graduated suspended chinese cymbals, percussion, suspended thundersheet, 8 graduated muted anvils, performer, player 5
	Karen Ervin perc, mar, tam-tam, gong, 4 graduated muted gong, water gong, suspended gong, percussion, suspended thundersheet, performer, player 6, tam-tam, percussion, thundersheet, gong, 5 muted gongs, water gong, claves, drum, bass drum roar, ratchet, wooden, tom tom, 3 graduated tom toms, percussion, 5 graduated tin cans, rattle, tin can with tacks (rattle), performer, player 4
	E. E. Cummings , 1894-1962 US lyrics by, poem

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