John Cage - Five

Five, for any 5 voices or instruments (1988) Voices: Andrea Fullington Allison Zelles Alan Bennett Paul Elliott Shabda Owens John Cage’s “Five“ was composed in 1988. It is one of his series of forty-three compositions created between 1987 and 1992 that form the so-called “number pieces“ of which the first was “Two“ for flute and piano composed in 1987. The titles indicate the number of performers required for the piece, and superscripts (eg. “Four 2“) used when a number is used more than once. Thus “Five“