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	== Instrumentation ==		== Instrumentation ==
	Player I: ~~Bells,~~ Thundersheet<br>		Player 1: [[Glockenspiel]] & [[Thundersheet]]<br>
	Player II: Prepared Piano (with Assistant)<br>		Player 2: Prepared Piano (with Assistant)<br>
	Player ~~III~~: Sleigh Bells, Almglocken ~~(12),~~ Thundersheet<br>		Player 3: [[Sleigh Bells]] & 12 [[Almglocken]] & [[Thundersheet]]<br>
	Player IV: Brake Drums ~~(4),~~ Cowbells ~~(8),~~ Temple Gongs ~~(3),~~ Thundersheet<br>		Player 4: 4 [[Brake Drums]] & 8 [[Cowbells]] & 3 [[Temple Gongs]] & [[Thundersheet]]<br>
	Player V: Suspended Cymbals (4), China Cymbals (4), Anvils ~~(4),~~ Thundersheet<br>		Player 5: 4 [[Suspended Cymbals]] & 4 [[China Cymbals]] & 4 [[Anvils]] & [[Thundersheet]]<br>
	Player VI: Muted Gongs ~~(4),~~ Water Gong, Tam-Tam, Suspended Gong, Thundersheet<br>		Player 6: 4 Muted [[Gongs]] & [[Water Gong]] & [[Tam-Tam]] & [[Suspended Gong]] & [[Thundersheet]]<br>

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	== General Info ==		== General Info ==

	'''Year''': <br /-->		'''Year''': 1939<br /-->
	'''Duration''': c. <br /-->		'''Duration''': c. 10:00 <br /-->
	'''Difficulty''': (see [[Ratings]] for explanation)<br /-->		'''Difficulty''': (see [[Ratings]] for explanation)<br /-->
	'''Publisher''': [[Peters]]<br /-->		'''Publisher''': [[Peters]]<br /-->
	'''Cost''': Score ~~and Parts~~ - $0.00   \|   ~~Score~~ Only - $0.00<br /-->		'''Cost''': Score - $22.00   \|   Parts Only - $45.50<br /-->


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	== Instrumentation ==		== Instrumentation ==
	Player I: <br>		Player I: Bells, Thundersheet<br>
	Player II: <br>		Player II: Prepared Piano (with Assistant)<br>
	Player III: <br>		Player III: Sleigh Bells, Almglocken (12), Thundersheet<br>
	Player IV: <br>		Player IV: Brake Drums (4), Cowbells (8), Temple Gongs (3), Thundersheet<br>
			Player V: Suspended Cymbals (4), China Cymbals (4), Anvils (4), Thundersheet<br>
			Player VI: Muted Gongs (4), Water Gong, Tam-Tam, Suspended Gong, Thundersheet<br>


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	== Program Notes ==		== Program Notes ==
			First Construction (In Metal) by John Cage is one of the earliest pieces written for percussion ensemble. This 6-player work was the origin of Cage's "rhythmic structures" compositional technique, and uses a wide variety of metallic sounds to create an interesting soundscape.

			This piece will require a prepared piano, changing the tone of the instrument by fitting it with cardboard and screws in the strings, as well as an assistant to lay a rod across the strings at different times. Cage also asks for many instruments that might be difficult to procure, like Balinese gongs and almglocken.

			While this piece will certainly be 'out there' for most audiences, First Construction is historically important to percussion and music in general. The sounds Cage envisioned have been adapted for use in all kinds of music today.<reF>http://www.lonestarpercussion.com/Sheet-Music-Books/Music-For-Percussion-Ensembles/Percussion-Ensembles-Mixed-Instrumentation-First-Construction-In-Metal-by-John-Cage-C-F-Peters.html</ref>

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			First Construction (in Metal) was composed in 1939; its first title was Construction in Metal.[1] Scored for six percussionists and an assistant. Instruments include, among other things, Japanese and Balinese gongs, Chinese and Turkish cymbals, automobile brake drums, anvils and a water gong (a gong lowered into water while vibrating, or struck while it is in the water, etc.[2]) A piano is also used, with the assistant applying a metal rod to the strings.

			In First Construction, Cage introduced the technique of composing using fixed "rhythmic structures".[3] The idea was extremely important for his development as a composer, and during the next 17 years most of his work was done using the same technique or variations of it.[4] In this particular case the basic structure is 4, 3, 2, 3, 4, and a single unit contains 16 bars. So the composition begins with four units of 16 bars each, then the next section has three units, the third has two, and so on. Each unit is also divided the same way: four bars, then three, then two, etc.[5] The first part of the piece (four units of 16 bars each) was termed "exposition" by Cage, and the ending (which is a separate nine-bar section) "coda". The music itself is built around sixteen motives employed in strictly determined sequences.[5] Both the use of ethnic percussion and the rhythmic proportions technique were inspired in part by Henry Cowell's lectures that Cage attended in New York City in 1933.[6]

			A recording of the piece by the London Sinfonietta is included in their 2006 CD Warp Works & Twentieth Century Masters.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Construction_(Cage)</ref>
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	== Additional Resources ==		== Additional Resources ==
			Dissertation: [http://bmichaelwilliams.com/wp-content/uploads/1990/02/MusicDissertionPDF.pdf The Early Percussion Music Of John Cage 1935 - 1943]<ref>http://bmichaelwilliams.com/wp-content/uploads/1990/02/MusicDissertionPDF.pdf</ref>
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