The Well-Tuned Piano recording made in 1962 cuts off suddenly after only an hour and a half. Young has also been influential to many composers and musicians throughout his life. Dennis Johnson cites Young as an influence in his composition, "The Second Machine", which is based on four single pitches of Young's "Four Dreams of China". Composer and critic Kyle Gann has said that "The Well-Tuned Piano", "may well be the most important American piano work since Charles Ives's "Concord Sonata", in size, in influence, and in revolutionary innovation." Gann has also called the piece "the most important piano work of the late
Compositions for Guitar by Takashi Yoshimatsu Miss. L and Velvet Waltz", although the composer states that these pieces can be played in any order with any instrument to supplement the guitar. The sheet music for these pieces was issued together in "Yoshimatsu Takashi Guitar Works Vol. 1: Tender Toys for Guitar Solo". All pieces are played in standard tuning with the exception of "Antique Tree Song" and "March to the Distorted Flags" (2nd guitar only), which are played with the low E string tuned down one full step (drop D tuning). "Wind Color Vector, Op. 48" is a series of three small pieces for solo classical