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John Cage ??/??/1975

SHOWID 373020

Set I

Empty Words
Music for Marcel Duchamp

Set II

 

Set III

 

Comment

"Empty Words" is a four-part "non-syntactical" work based on the journal of Henry David Thoreau. For the reading, Mr. Cage sat at a desk with a lamp and a watch, the text on a book stand, and read part of the third part of the work, which has only syllables and letters.

Mr. Cage performed "Music for Marcel Duchamp" (1947) on a prepared piano, which I believe was an upright piano rather than a concert grand. The work was written for Duchamp's segment of the film "Dreams That Money Can Buy" by Hans Richter.

Collectors With This Show

User (active/rating) Media / # Show Sound Details DB Source User Source
John Cook (4/5) FLAC / 1 View   Panasonic cassette recorder and E/V 660 microphone -> Tandberg 3000X -> BASF reel @ 3-3/4 ips >...
Notes: 104 MB, 51:02.
"Empty Words" cuts at 30:26.
Robbie Kellman (3/5) flac / 1 View  
Notes: DVD Newer Jazz
Curtis Ensler (1/0) CDR / 1 View  
BluesFan (1/5) FLAC / 0 View  
Notes: TooleMan tape.