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MUSICAGE
JOHN CAGE
in Conversation with Joan Retallack
Wesleyan University Press
Published by University Press of New England, Hanover, NH 03755
© 1996 by Joan Retallack
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Contents
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List of Illustrations
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ix
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Acknowledgments
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xi
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Introduction: Conversations in Retrospect, Joan Retallack
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xiii
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I. WORDS
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Art Is Either a Complaint or Do Something Else / John Cage
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3
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Cage’s Loft, New York City:
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September 6-7, 1990 / John Cage and Joan Retallack
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43
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II. VISUAL ART
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Cage’s Loft, New York City:
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October 21-23, 1991 / John Cage and Joan Retallack
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83
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III. MUSIC
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Cage’s Loft, New York City:
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July 15-17, 1992 / John Cage and Joan Retallack
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169
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July 18, 1992 / John Cage, Joan Retallack, and Michael Bach
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246
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July 30, 1992 / John Cage and Joan Retallack
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291
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Appendixes
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A.Selected Cage Computer Programs
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315
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B.Mesostic Introduction to The First Meeting of the Satie Society
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316
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C.Writing through Ulysses (Muoyce II). Typescript Page from Part 17 based on the “Nighttown” section of Ulysses
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319
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D.Excerpts from Manuscript and Score of Two6 (1992)
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320
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E.Notated Time Bracket Sheets for Thirteen (1992), Pages 14, 15, 16
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328
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F.Writing through Ulysses (Muoyce II), Part 5
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331
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G.IC Supply Sheet Marked by Cage with Red, Blue, and Black Pencils
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332
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H.Excerpts from Score for Europera 5
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333
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I.Europera 5 at MOMA
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