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In 1990 John Cage met sho player Mayumi Miyata, who requested he write a piece for the ancient Japanese mouth organ. Cage was deeply impressed by the sound of this instrument and in 1991 he wrote Two3 for sho and five water-filled conch shells - one of the so-called InchNumber PiecesInch Cage worked on during the last years of his life. Although the sound of the piece's structure remains a mystery to rational thinking, it is directly accessible to sensory awareness - especially in the interpretation here played by accordion player Stefan Hussong and sheng virtuoso Wu Wei. Two3 for sho (a Japanese free reed musical instrument) and five water-filled conch shells (1991) Album Tracks 1. Two3. Nos. 4 and 7 00 12 59 Unavail. Individ. Listen 2. Two3. No. 2 00 12 53 3. Two3. Nos. 1 and 6 00 11 53 4. Two3. No. 8 00 10 22 5. Two3. No. 3 00 14 46 6. Two3. Nos. 3 and 9 00 14 21 7. Two3. No. 9 00 13 47 8. Two3. Nos. 5 and 10 00 10 43
