Dream (1948) by John Cage

Dream (1948) was written for piano, using the rhythmic structure of a dance by Merce Cunningham. The long, unaccompanied melody creates resonances in itself, like a soft and meditative mood reminiscent of Erik Satie’s impressionistic music (a composer whose music retained a central place in Cage’s aesthetic). The work foreshadows minimalism (like that of Philip Glass in the coming decades), creating a sense of curving, circular time, carrying the listener through organic and celestial landscapes. Progr