Re: [microsound] Cage's random processes

[virginia maryland <hotlinegrrl@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I think you're confusing Cage's graphic scores with his pieces based around 
chance operations, many of which are written as normal scores.
(eg: "Music of Changes" is based on (random) results from the I-Ching.. but 
it's written as a normal notes & staff paper score)

Certainly, there is good reason to confuse them ("removing yourself from the 
music")...


By the way, I've been playing the old Mortal Kombat games on MacMAME:

http://emulation.net/mame/


Has anyone ever noticed that one of the characters is named "Johnny Cage"? 
It is very odd indeed to get your ass kicked at karate by a dead avant-garde 
composer.


-gin




> back in 98 "Eye" magazine published a good article on graphic scores, there
> are a number of cage scores reproduced, and if I remeber correctly its a
> good article to read. Eye is a graphic design magazine published in 
> england?
> it is well distributed and most campus libraires have it in there 
> periodical
> section.
>
> To understand his random processes you need to look into the idea of chance
> operation, The idea here is to remove your "self" from any and or all
> acsetic desion making so that the natural chance can make the descion for
> you, and then the coming together of elements in ways not conscilly choosen
> shows the mind new possiblities. You have to set up rules that determine
> chance and the more complex of a system you are able to create the more you
> remove yourself form the descion making.


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