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John Cage's theatre pieces : notations and performances / by William Fetterman

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Fetterman, William
Published
Amsterdam, Netherlands : Harwood Academic Publishers, [1996]
Copyright Date
©1996
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1 online resource (xviii, 282 pages) : illustrations, music
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1. Early Compositions and Dance Accompaniments -- 2. Water Music, Water Walk and Sounds of Venice: Early Variations on Chance Composed Theatre Pieces in Determinate Notation -- 3. Music Walk, and Cartridge Music: Variations in Complex Indeterminate Notation -- 4. 4'33", 0'00", Solos in Song Books, WGBH-TV, and ONE[superscript 3]: Variations on a Disciplined Action -- 5. The Untitled Event at Black Mountain College, Theatre Piece, Solos in Song Books, and Dialogue: Variations on Small-Group Simultaneities -- 6. The Musicircus: Variations on Large-Group Simultaneities -- 7. Song Books: General Performances and Specific Solos -- 8. Europeras 1-5: The Final Theatre Pieces -- 9. John Cage as a Performer -- App. 1. John Cage on Teaching -- App. 2. John Cage on Theatre Piece -- App. 3. David Tudor's 1960 Performance of Theatre Piece -- App. 4. Song Books Solos 9, 61, and 87 in Performance -- App. 5. A Dialogue Score / John Cage -- App. 6. Frances Ott Allen's Experiences of HPSCHD.
Summary
The experimental composer John Cage (1912-1992) is best known for his works in percussion, prepared piano and electronic music, but he is also acknowledged to be one of the most significant figures in 20th century theatre. This text examines his works in theatre.
The experimental composer John Cage (1912-1992) is best known for his works in percussion, prepared piano, and electronic music, but he is also acknowledged to be one of the most significant figures in 20th century theatre. In Cage's work in theatre composition there is a blurring of the distinctions between music, dance, literature, art and everyday life. Here, William Fetterman examines the majority of those compositions by Cage which are audial as well as visual in content, beginning with his first work in this genre in 1952, and continuing through 1992. Much of the information in this study comes from previously undocumented material discovered among the unpublished scores and notes of Cage and his frequent collaborator David Tudor, as well as author's interviews with Cage and with individuals closely associated with his work, including David Tudor, Merce Cunningham, Bonnie Bird, Mary Caroline Richards, and Ellsworth Snyder. The experimental composer John Cage (1912-1992) is best known for his works in percussion, prepared piano, and electronic music, but he is also acknowledged to be one of the most significant figures in 20th century theatre. In Cage's work in theatre composition there is a blurring of the distinctions between music, dance, literature, art and everyday life. Here, William Fetterman examines the majority of those compositions by Cage which are audial as well as visual in content, beginning with his first work in this genre in 1952, and continuing through 1992. Much of the information in this study comes from previously undocumented material discovered among the unpublished scores and notes of Cage and his frequent collaborator David Tudor, as well as author's interviews with Cage and with individuals closely associated with his work, including David Tudor, Merce Cunningham, Bonnie Bird, Mary Caroline Richards, and Ellsworth Snyder.
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9781136645570 (electronic bk.)
1136645578 (electronic bk.)
9780203059449
0203059441
3718656426
9783718656424
3718656434
9783718656431
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical reference (pages 256-271) and indexes.
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