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Mar 10, 20 included in silence, john cages most relevant collection of writing, lecture on nothing is in many ways an essayistic response to the thinking behind his music. These are extracts from the 50th anniversary edition of silence. Uk robert wilson in john cages lecture on nothing at the. John cages lecture on nothing the barbican, london 2502.

T he theories of avantgarde american composer john cage 19121992 on music, sound, and silence are of more interest than his musical compositions. The text in john cage s lecture on nothing is composed of four measures per line and twelve lines per unit. Its structure also references a similarity to music. Mode 129 modes 29th volume in its ongoing cage traversal presents the variations series first three installments. The line quoted above, i have nothing to say and i am saying it and that is poetry as i need it, summarily defines the fundamental tenetsand contradictionsof cages aesthetic. Sep 05, 2012 today, exactly 100 years after his birth, composer, writer and conceptual artist john cage is still, for many, public enemy no. In his text lecture on nothing, john cage uses tools such as repetition and seemingly meaningless passages to make it possible to experience nothing. History has remembered john cage as a composer, but to do justice to his legacy one has to allow that title the widest possible interpretation. The son of an inventor, cage briefly attended pomona college and then traveled. The work is a neat summarisation of the composers philosophy of music, as well as an application of his musical structures to a piece of prose. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. One of the structural divisions was the repetition, some fourteen.

Lecture on nothing is perhaps, next to the future of music. John cage xii silence 1 this page intentionally left blank. With an audience of 20 spectators, goldsmith read for over 50 minutes the text composed by aphorisms, silences and a fragmentation of the temporary structures that lead us to reflect on the. Premiered on august 22, 2012 at the ruhrtriennale festival, jahrhunderthalle, bochum, germany. As cage explains in the essay, the topicsomethingis ostensibly morton feldman, but as he admits, by the end it is about. As a homage to revolutionary composer john cage, robert wilson performs cages lecture on nothing, one of the central texts of twentiethcentury experimental literature robert wilson is one of the most significant representatives of the theatrical avantgarde, whose landmark einstein on the beach was recreated at the barbican in 2012. John cage is the outstanding composer of avantgarde music today. A pioneer of chance music, electronic music and nonstandard use of musical instruments, cage was one of the leading figures of the postwar avantgarde. John cages lecture on nothing as performed by francesmarie uitti. The visualization of john cages lecture on nothing. Lecture of nothing cage, john, lecture of nothing in lecturers and writings, 1959, p.

Robert wilson performs john cages lecture on nothing usa is an individually ticketed event. Robert wilson performs john cages lecture on nothing. Cage entered into such practice gradually, incrementally abandoning subjective taste and personal expression through the course of the work. The visualization of john cages lecture on nothing on vimeo. It has just reappeared in a 50th anniversary edition of cages classic first book, silence. Lecture on nothing, john cage lecture on nothing is perhaps, next to the future of music.

Preceded and followed by a variety of cages compositions. Francesmarie uitti, john cage, none works for cello music. Cages personal library, housed at the john cage trust, is a reflection of his wide ranging influences and interests. September 5, 1912 august 12, 1992 was an american composer, music theorist, artist, and philosopher. The text in john cages lecture on nothing is composed of four measures per line and twelve lines per unit. John cage s concerto for prepared piano and chamber orchestra 195051 holds a unique position within the composer s oeuvre as the first work based in part on chancederived compositional procedures. Restoring it to spoken form and thus reanimating the beautiful tensions of this unspeech, this voiced absence, robert wilson. Jul 14, 2007 a year with john cage how to get out of the cage documentary, 2012 duration. John was selected as a fellow in the faculty of the center for advanced studies in the liberal arts and sciences, at the university in 1960.

Inventive and experimental, cage was an influential and controversial avantgarde. The page numbers in brackets in the introduction to each extract refer to that book. Robert wilson performs john cages lecture on nothing usa. Robert wilson is one of the most significant representatives of the theatrical avantgarde, whose landmark einstein on the beach was recreated at the barbican in 2012. The line quoted above, i have nothing to say and i am saying it and that is poetry as i need it, summarily defines the fundamental tenetsand contradictionsof. Built around a complex, cyclical time scheme drawn from some of cages music, the performance unites two contemporary masters in their fields to create something beyond words. The richard kostelanetz books john cage explained, or conversing with cage, or cages own a year from monday are highly entertaining. Francesmarie uitti, john cage, none, francesmarie uitti. Cages lecture reflects the medial rupture as it happens not only on different levels but also, as will be shown, in different modes. T hough its origins go back more than a decade earlier to a talk he gave in new york, john cage s lecture on nothing was included in his first and most important collection of writings, silence.

T hough its origins go back more than a decade earlier to a talk he gave in new york, john cages lecture on nothing was included in his first and most important collection of writings, silence. Cage john lecture on nothing free download as pdf file. Download scientific diagram john cage, lecture on nothing, 1961. John cage and richard kostelanetz interview date 197475. Cages lecture reflects the medial rupture as it happens not only on different levels but also, as. A year with john cage how to get out of the cage documentary, 2012 duration. The next year wesleyan university press issued silence in october, which was a set of johns lectures and writings on a wide range of topics comprising the wellknown lecture on nothing. Francesmarie uitti, john cage, none works for cello amazon.

Drawing from the philosophical framework provided by. Originally delivered by john cage at an artists club in new york in 1949, the composers lecture on nothing went on to become a core text within his 1961 collagemeditation of essays, silence. There is no such thing as an empty space or an empty time. As a homage to revolutionary composer john cage, robert wilson performs cages lecture on nothing, one of the central texts of twentiethcentury experimental literature. Silence john cage published by wesleyan university press john cage. John cage s century one hundred years after his birth, john cage s openminded ideas about the possibilities of music and sound still inspire. Music is a succession of sounds and the composer the organizer of sounds. He published silence in 1961, which included lectures and writings from the period 19391958.

Included in silence, john cages most relevant collection of writing, lecture on nothing is in many ways an essayistic response to the thinking behind his music. John cages lecture on nothing as a landmark in media history. In the fore word to this book john cage explains how in writing those two fundamen. Beginning around 1950, and throughout the passing years, he departed from the pragmatism of precise musical notation and circumscribed ways of performance. Oct 26, 2011 cages 1959 lecture on nothingremains a touchstone for artists thinking about how to empty their work of themselves. As cage explains in the essay, the topicsomethingis ostensibly morton feldman, but as he admits, by the end it is about something else, namely cages most recent ideas on. Kenneth goldsmith performing john cages lecture on nothing. Rounding out this cage collection is uittis own rendition of the lecture on nothing, which occupies 41 minutes of the second cd.

Its a great modernisttopostmodernist look at the construction of a lecture, the stringing of language into something selfconsciously coherent. As a homage to revolutionary composer john cage, robert wilson performs cage s lecture on nothing, one of the central texts of twentiethcentury experimental literature. The library, photographed by james daubney in the cagecunningham loft, has now been carefully catalogued and can be explored here. Modern music sevenths, always, all, fascinated me the seconds, with all its modern intervals. John cage biography john cage childhood, life and timeline. Feb 26, 20 t hough its origins go back more than a decade earlier to a talk he gave in new york, john cage s lecture on nothing was included in his first and most important collection of writings, silence. Silence is a collection of essays and lectures cage wrote during the period from 1939 to 1961. The sense of disorientation yielded by this experience is probably the best possible introduction to cages lecture on nothing, recited as part of the barbican theatres dancing for duchamp series. Zac gvi performs lecture on nothing by john cage, 1961 at open file. John cage 19121992 was a singularly inventive and much beloved american composer, writer, philosopher, and visual artist, whose influence, already profound, has yet to be fully felt. Its one of cages best voice pieces, and uitti does a fine job with it. After looking it over, he said, too bad the j miliard lecture isnt in it. When silence was published, i gave a copy to david tudor.

Today, exactly 100 years after his birth, composer, writer and conceptual artist john cage is still, for many, public enemy no. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. In 1949, john cage received an award of one thousand dollars from the national academy of arts and letters, and wrote his lecture on nothing and lecture on something, both reprinted in silence 1961. Find john cage composition information on allmusic. A pioneer of indeterminacy in music, electroacoustic music, and nonstandard use of musical instruments, cage was one of the leading figures of the postwar avantgarde.

Or you may leave it forever and never return to it for we possess nothing but actually, unlike the snail we carry our homes within us, which enables us to fly or to stay, to enjoy each. Its one of cage s best voice pieces, and uitti does a fine job with it. Robert wilson and tilman hecker in john cage s lecture on nothing at the barbican in london. Lectures and writings is a book by american experimental composer john cage 19121992, first published in 1961 by wesleyan university press. What john cage offers is more refreshing, more spirited, much more funa kind of. Comprising of repetition, selfreferential musings on its own structure, comments on american geography, as well as scattered observations on music including connections between brahms and thirds, and the general popularity. The next year wesleyan university press issued silence in october, which was a set of johns lectures and writings on a. Please book your ticket in advance at the theatre or at wien ticket until jan. This page lists all recordings of lecture on nothing by john cage 191292. It quickly became one of the most controversial musical works of the 20th century because it consisted of silence or, more precisely, ambient soundwhat cage called the absence of intended. On a scale far beyond the reach of any other 20thcentury art. The entire piece is divided into five parts, comprised of 7, 6, 14, 14, 7 units. Support the guardian available for everyone, funded by readers. Kenneth goldsmith usa, 1961, poet and founder of ubuweb, performed at labor john cages 19121992 lecture on nothing 1961.

Kenneth goldsmith usa, 1961, poet and founder of ubuweb, performed at labor john cage s 19121992 lecture on nothing 1961. Comprising of repetition, selfreferential musings on its own structure, comments on american geography, as well as scattered observations on music including connections between brahms and thirds, and the general popularity of. Cages 1959 lecture on nothingremains a touchstone for artists thinking about how to empty their work of themselves. Cage possesses one of the rarest qualities of the true creator that of an original mind and whether that originality pleases, irritates, amuses or outrages is irrelevant.

John cage 1912 1992 was an american composer, music theorist, writer, philosopher and provocative artist. Todays essay is a followup to lecture on nothing, appropriately titled lecture on something, delivered to the artists club sometime in 1950. Oct 19, 20 the text in john cages lecture on nothing is composed of four measures per line and twelve lines per unit. Historically, music has been a communication of feelings, but cage argues that all sounds have this potential for conveying. American composer john cage, among historys most influential artistic innovators, strove to broaden the definition of music and introduced chance operations into the compositional process. Sep 06, 2012 the richard kostelanetz books john cage explained, or conversing with cage, or cage s own a year from monday are highly entertaining, funny, and super thoughtprovoking. This lecture on nothing was written in the same rhythmic structure i employed at the time in my musical compositions sonatas and interludes, three dances, etc. Symposium, milton keynes gallery, june17th 2012 zac gvi lecture on nothing, john cage, 1961 by openfile is licensed under a creative commons license.