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John Cage
44 Harmonies From Apartment House 1776 / Cheap Imitation
Album US 2005 on Mode label
Classical (Contemporary)
The Complete John Cage Edition, Volume 33* The Works for Violin 6 The String Quartets 4 44 Harmonies from Apartment House 1776 (1976) arranged for string quartet 1999-2000; first recording. Each Harmony is followed by the name of the tune it is based on and its composer: Supply Belcher, William Billings, Jacob French, Andrew Law, or James Lyon. Recorded at: Sendesaal des Hessischen Rundfunks, Frankfurt, Germany Recording dates: 5-7 July 2000 (Harmonies), 3-4 February 1999 (Cheap Imitation) Mastering: Sonicraft Published by: Henmar Press, C.F. Peters Corp. 20-page booklet includes trilingual (English/German/French) program notes. *The CD notes say Volume 32, but this is in fact Volume 33.
Musicians
 | John Cage voc, 1912-1992 US album by |
 | Irvine Arditti vn, *1953 GB arranged by, liner notes, program notes, violin |
 | Rohan de Saram vc, *1939 LK cello |
 | James Pritchett p, US liner notes, program notes |
 | Martine Jore , liner notes, translations |
 | Sabine Feißt , liner notes, translations |
 | Robin D'Amore photography by, arditti |
 | Dov Scheindlin vl, US viola |
 | Graeme Jennings vn, *1968 AU violin |
Producers
| Brian Brandt art direction, executive-producer |
| Annelie Noll engineer |
| Rüdiger Orth engineer |
| Bernd Leukert executive-producer |
| Steve Puntolillo mastered by, 24-bit digital mastering |
| Tony Hutchings photography by, arditti quartet |
| Christoph Franke producer |
Composers
| John Cage |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 Harmonies From Apartment House 1776 | John Cage | 103:26 | |
| 2 | Harmony I: Cookfield - Lyon | John Cage | 1:33 | |
| 3 | Harmony II: Mansfield - Billings | John Cage | 1:25 | |
| 4 | Harmony III: Funeral Anthem - Billings | John Cage | 2:15 | |
| 5 | Harmony IV: Lift Up Your Heads, O Ye Gates - French | John Cage | 12:00 | |
| 6 | Harmony V: The Lord Descended - Billings | John Cage | 13:19 | |
| 7 | Harmony VI: Psalm 17 - Lyon | John Cage | 1:01 | |
| 8 | Harmony VII: Larr's Lane - Law | John Cage | 0:59 | |
| 9 | Harmony VIII: Tyndale - Law | John Cage | 0:46 | |
| 10 | Harmony IX: Dover - Law | John Cage | 0:44 | |
| 11 | Harmony X: Is There Not An Appointed Time? - Lyon | John Cage | 6:35 | |
| 12 | Harmony XI: Wheeler's Point - Billings | John Cage | 1:04 | |
| 13 | Harmony XII: Littleton - Law | John Cage | 0:51 | |
| 14 | Harmony XIII: Worchester - Billings | John Cage | 1:49 | |
| 15 | Harmony XIV: Brunswick - Lyon | John Cage | 0:41 | |
| 16 | Harmony XV: Bellingham - Billings | John Cage | 1:21 | |
| 17 | Harmony XVI: Detroit - Law | John Cage | 0:33 | |
| 18 | Harmony XVII: Association - French | John Cage | 0:57 | |
| 19 | Harmony XVIII: Old North - Billings | John Cage | 1:21 | |
| 20 | Harmony XIX: New York - Law | John Cage | 4:40 | |
| 21 | Harmony XX: O Give Thanks - Lyon | John Cage | 5:15 | |
| 22 | Harmony XXI: Heath - Billings | John Cage | 1:45 | |
| 23 | Harmony XXII: Wisdom - French | John Cage | 3:10 | |
| 24 | Harmony XXIII: St. Helens - Billings | John Cage | 1:05 | |
| 25 | Harmony XXIV: St. Thomas - Billings | John Cage | 2:05 | |
| 26 | Harmony XXV: Rapture - Belcher | John Cage | 1:37 | |
| 27 | Harmony XXVI: Judea - Billings | John Cage | 1:14 | |
| 28 | Harmony XXVII: Reflection - Belcher | John Cage | 1:15 | |
| 29 | Harmony XXVIII: Greenwich - Law | John Cage | 5:39 | |
| 30 | Harmony XXIX: Trumpet - Law | John Cage | 0:57 | |
| 31 | Harmony XXX: Tempest - Law | John Cage | 1:36 | |
| 32 | Harmony XXXI: New Windsor- Law | John Cage | 0:57 | |
| 33 | Harmony XXXII: Litchfield - Law | John Cage | 0:37 | |
| 34 | Harmony XXXIII: Newburn - Billings | John Cage | 0:36 | |
| 35 | Harmony XXXIV: St. Peters - Lyon | John Cage | 0:32 | |
| 36 | Harmony XXXV: Framingham - Billings | John Cage | 3:37 | |
| 37 | Harmony XXXVI: 57th Psalm Tune - Lyon | John Cage | 0:43 | |
| 38 | Harmony XXXVII: Coelestis - French | John Cage | 1:34 | |
| 39 | Harmony XXXVIII: The Lord Is Ris'n - Billings | John Cage | 4:49 | |
| 40 | Harmony XXXIX: Weymouth - Billings | John Cage | 3:03 | |
| 41 | Harmony XL: The New 50th Psalm Tune - Lyon | John Cage | 0:58 | |
| 42 | Harmony XLI: Standish Tune - Lyon | John Cage | 0:40 | |
| 43 | Harmony XLII: Rapture - Belcher | John Cage | 1:41 | |
| 44 | Harmony XLIII: Castle St. - Law | John Cage | 1:02 | |
| 45 | Harmony XLIV: Bloomfield - Law | John Cage | 1:05 | |
| 46 | Cheap Imitation | John Cage | 31:52 | |
| 47 | I | John Cage | 6:07 | |
| 48 | II | John Cage | 9:13 | |
| 49 | III | John Cage | 16:32 |
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