Hungarian Rhapsody No. 16 Hungarian Rhapsody No. 16 Hungarian Rhapsody No. 16, S.244/16, in A minor, is the sixteenth Hungarian Rhapsody composed by Franz Liszt for solo piano. Being one of the later Hungarian Rhapsodies, it was composed and published in 1882. The rhapsody, subtitled "Budapest Munkácsy-Festlichkeiten", has a duration of approximately five minutes and is dedicated to Mihály Munkácsy. It was arraged for piano four-hands by the composer himself, marked as S.622, published in the same year. The piece begins with an outset of the main theme, hovering around A Minor, but with a distinct ambiguity of tonality. This section ends with a
Works for prepared piano by John Cage Works for prepared piano by John Cage American avant-garde composer John Cage (1912–1992) started composing pieces for solo prepared piano around 1938–40. The majority of early works for this instrument were created to accompany dances by Cage's various collaborators, most frequently Merce Cunningham. In response to frequent criticisms of prepared piano, Cage cited numerous predecessors (such as Henry Cowell). In the liner notes for the very first recording of his most highly acclaimed work for prepared piano, "Sonatas and Interludes", Cage wrote: "Composing for the prepared piano is not a criticism of the instrument. I'm only being practical." This article