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Long, slow moving lines interrupted by spurts of individual events, Cage's flirtation with minimalism (the minimalism of Feldman or Sciarrino). Fascinating result, like a long ritual of sounds.From the liner notes: "The Number pieces of John Cage are performed without a conductor. Each player is responsible for following his/her set of instructions, his/her individual part, performing within his/her individual time schema - indeed, cage's own brand of anarchy! Two sets of numbers located at the beginning and end of each activity or pitch module indicate the duration within wich even/pitch must occur."From James Pritchett: The Music of John Cage, Cambridge University Press, 1993, quoted in the liner notes: "The Number pieces refer to a series of works begun in 1987 on which he continued to work until his death in 1992. The titles refer to the number of instruments in the ensemble and a superscript refers to the number of this work in the series for that number of instruments, for instance there are five pieces for five instruments in the series. The second work for five instruments is entitled Five2, the third = Five3, etc"Eight (1991) commissioned by the Trisha Brown Dance Company, composed for double quartet of 4 woodwinds (flute oboe clarinet bassoon) and 4 brass (trumpet horn tenor-trombone tuba). The instructions are "Time-brackets with flexible beginnings and endings which overlap enabling a sound to be any duration between very short and very long. Dynamics are free, crescendo, diminuendi, etc. Intonation need not be agreed-upon". Run time 59:42.Two (1987) for flute and piano. Instructions, run time 10:00One4 (1990) for solo drummer. Run time 6:55TT 76:56This is my flirtation with minimalist reviewing.