Sonata for Solo Percussion in C major

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:musical_composition
gptkbp:composer gptkb:John_Cage
gptkbp:cultural_significance important work in percussion repertoire
gptkbp:dedication dedicated to the percussionist
gptkbp:duration approximately 10 minutes
gptkbp:genre classical music
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sonata for Solo Percussion in C major
gptkbp:influenced_by experimental music
minimalism
American avant-garde music
chance music
gptkbp:influences Eastern music traditions
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:drummer
bongos
marimba
triangle
castanets
maracas
tambourine
congas
timpani
claves
hand drums
bass drum
vibraphone
wood blocks
glockenspiel
suspended cymbal
tuned percussion
unpitched percussion
gptkbp:instrumentation percussion instruments
gptkbp:notable_performance performed by Evelyn Glennie
gptkbp:number_of_movements three
gptkbp:performance requires coordination
requires dynamic control
requires rhythmic precision
requires improvisation
gptkbp:premiere_date 1950
gptkbp:premiere_location gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:published_by gptkb:C._F._Peters_Corporation
gptkbp:related_works gptkb:Sonata_for_Prepared_Piano
gptkb:Sonata_for_Two_Pianos
gptkb:Sonata_for_Flute,_Oboe,_Cello,_and_Harpsichord
gptkbp:second_movement Prelude
Interlude
Postlude
gptkbp:style avant-garde
gptkbp:technique extended techniques
gptkbp:year_composed gptkb:1949
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sergei_Prokofiev
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4