Fun, Funny and Confrontational, as one would expect.... and a bit of 'beauty' here and there. Enjoyed it hugely.
Mozart's first piece was an A-flat and a gurgling chortle of delight at the sound, when he managed to haul himself upright and press one key of the household harpsichord: he was 17 months old.....
Fun, Funny and Confrontational, as one would expect.... and a bit of 'beauty' here and there. Enjoyed it hugely.
Mozart's first piece was an A-flat and a gurgling chortle, when he managed to haul himself upright and press one key of the household harpsichord: he was 17 months old.....
@83arrobb i think cage's overall message was genius but his individual works never fail to disappoint me. i prefer hearing him talk about sound and/or silence
@dancinginthestreet1 I agree completely. I've always found Cage's ideas fascinating to read and think about, but not so interesting to LISTEN to. :) I like this one a lot, though, and I've realized that I think it's because there is repetition -- a limited number of snippets are used and reused -- as opposed to the usual feeling of randomness.
Hmm, that's pretty interesting. Didn't Cage also do a piece with 4 or 5 radios that had kind of the same idea? I think I saw it here on youtube actually. It involved turning on radios for specified times with unspecified station tunings....at least I remember it as that.
Yes, actually. The performers have the radios, and move around the audience. There's set times for when to turn the volume and tuning knobs, so you can say that it's actually "composed," but the sound scape will never be the same.
So what's the story about this one? I read somewhere that it starts when audience members start to enter and then ends after the last one has left, but that's all I could find. I also saw that there was a score, but what's written on the score? Is the performance/recording the same every time, or does the piece just give musical directions such as "prepare 12 tapes with recordings of random things"?
According to Paul Griffiths, "A Guide to Electronic Music", the score "consists of an exchange of letters with Alan Lucier, proposing that at least 88 tape loops of unspecified sounds be played on at least a dozen tape recorders."
All this needs is a loud thumping techno beat.
mpjgbx 2 weeks ago
Fun, Funny and Confrontational, as one would expect.... and a bit of 'beauty' here and there. Enjoyed it hugely.
Mozart's first piece was an A-flat and a gurgling chortle of delight at the sound, when he managed to haul himself upright and press one key of the household harpsichord: he was 17 months old.....
MuseDuCafe 1 year ago
Fun, Funny and Confrontational, as one would expect.... and a bit of 'beauty' here and there. Enjoyed it hugely.
Mozart's first piece was an A-flat and a gurgling chortle, when he managed to haul himself upright and press one key of the household harpsichord: he was 17 months old.....
MuseDuCafe 1 year ago
Fun, funny, and confrontational, as one would expect.
Enjoyed it hugely.
MuseDuCafe 1 year ago
genio
83arrobb 1 year ago
@83arrobb i think cage's overall message was genius but his individual works never fail to disappoint me. i prefer hearing him talk about sound and/or silence
dancinginthestreet1 1 year ago
@dancinginthestreet1 I agree completely. I've always found Cage's ideas fascinating to read and think about, but not so interesting to LISTEN to. :) I like this one a lot, though, and I've realized that I think it's because there is repetition -- a limited number of snippets are used and reused -- as opposed to the usual feeling of randomness.
DadsWeird 2 weeks ago in playlist 120124
FLUXUS???
Yazzjos 1 year ago
Am I the only one thinking "Beatles" and "Revolution no.9" with this work?
egapnala65 2 years ago 3
I hope not, because "Revolution Nr. 9" is among the most derivative pieces of trash ever written.
MusicaRicercata 2 years ago
@egapnala65
The Beatles were influenced by avant garde composers such as Karlhienz Stockhausen (who appears on the cover of Sgt. Pepper's) and John Cage.
RushYesCrimson 1 year ago
@RushYesCrimson uh huh :)
mightyafrowhitey 1 year ago
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i fuckin hate this song i have it for test
narutoheroclixlover 2 years ago
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lordabcde 2 years ago
Really? Someone would assign this song as a test? >_>
Hosaka 2 years ago
great
ybaggirl 2 years ago 3
Thank you!!!! fav..
terrestial63 2 years ago 2
modern world soundtrack
karoloandria 3 years ago
Thank you for this post. Cage has always fascinated me and it is interesting to see his aural landscapes visualized in this manner.
MarasVeil 3 years ago
Hmm, that's pretty interesting. Didn't Cage also do a piece with 4 or 5 radios that had kind of the same idea? I think I saw it here on youtube actually. It involved turning on radios for specified times with unspecified station tunings....at least I remember it as that.
saladshootavvv 3 years ago
Yes, actually. The performers have the radios, and move around the audience. There's set times for when to turn the volume and tuning knobs, so you can say that it's actually "composed," but the sound scape will never be the same.
Hosaka 2 years ago
So what's the story about this one? I read somewhere that it starts when audience members start to enter and then ends after the last one has left, but that's all I could find. I also saw that there was a score, but what's written on the score? Is the performance/recording the same every time, or does the piece just give musical directions such as "prepare 12 tapes with recordings of random things"?
saladshootavvv 3 years ago
According to Paul Griffiths, "A Guide to Electronic Music", the score "consists of an exchange of letters with Alan Lucier, proposing that at least 88 tape loops of unspecified sounds be played on at least a dozen tape recorders."
NewMusicXX 3 years ago