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John Cage's Sonata No. 5 From Sonates and Interludes for Piano
In the 1940s, John Cage was making a name for himself composing for an instrument called the Prepared Piano. A friend of Cage wrote to him, begging that he not turn his career into a joke. The music you're hearing right now is Cage's Sonata No. 5 from Sonatas and Interludes for Prepered Piano. Probably his most famous work outside of 433.
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