Radio Music
John Cage, 1956
Radio Music (1956), lasting 6 minutes, can be played solo and by up to 8 performers.
This piece was created on 30 May 1956, in the United States, in New York City, at Carl Fisher Haller, by John Cage, Maro Ajemian, David Tudor, Grete Sultan and the members of the Juilliard String Quartet.
The score consists solely of numbers indicating 56 frequencies as well as dashes indicating silences. In addition there are 4 movements which may or may not be marked by silences.
