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Vox Balaenae (Voice of the Whale), is a work for electric flute, electric cello and amplified piano by the American avant-garde composer George Crumb. It was composed for performance by the New York Camerata in 1971.
Makrokosmos, Volume I was composed in 1972 for pianist and friend David Burge (who previously commissioned and premiered Crumb's Five Pieces for Piano (1962)). The collection is subtitled Twelve Fantasy-Pieces after the Zodiac and is scored for amplified piano.
Cage frequently cited Henry Cowell (1897–1965) as the primary inspiration for the prepared piano. [3] Cowell pioneered piano extended techniques for what he dubbed "string piano", involving reaching inside the piano and plucking, sweeping, scraping, thumping, and otherwise manipulating the strings directly, rather than using the keyboard.
There are a number of pieces which require a singer to lean over a (sometimes amplified) piano and sing directly into the strings. If the strings are not damped, the effect is to start audible sympathetic vibrations in the piano. By far the most famous piece to use this technique is Ancient Voices of Children by George Crumb. [citation needed]
prepared piano, i.e. introducing foreign objects into the workings of the piano to change the sound quality; string piano, i.e. hitting or plucking the strings directly or any other direct manipulation of the strings; sound icon, i.e. placing a piano on its side and bowing the strings with horsehair and other materials
Jeu de Miroirs de Votre Faust for piano, soprano and tape (1964–65) Echos de Votre Faust for mezzo-soprano, flute, cello, and piano (1961–69), Les Ruines de Jéruzona for mixed choir and "rhythm section" (1978), La Passion selon Guignol for amplified vocal quartet and orchestra (1981), Parade de Votre Faust for orchestra (1974)
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