[silence] Seeking original source of Cage quote

[Rob Haskins]

Hi Jason,

I've had similar problems locating the original sources of Nyman quotes.  I can tell you, though, that Nyman felt certain he got all of them from printed sources.  That means nothing he used could have been published after 1973 or so, and probably dates from at least several yeras earlier.  The prominent "you" and "your" in this quotation suggests to me that it came from an interview, though of course I don't recognize it off the top of my head.  Have you looked at _Conversing with Cage_?

Best,
Rob
 
  Rob Haskins
Assistant Professor of Music
University of New Hampshire
rob_haskins@yahoo.com
http://robhaskins.net
 "Heroism doesn't consist in brilliantly combatting someone else. . . .  What is heroic is to accept the situation in which you find yourself."  -- John Cage




----- Original Message ----
From: Jason E. Geistweidt <jason@geistweidt.com>
To: silence@list.mail.virginia.edu
Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 6:06:21 AM
Subject: [silence] Seeking original source of Cage quote

Hello all:

I am trying to locate a quote by Cage which appears in Nyman's  'Experimental Music:  Cage and Beyond'.  Does anyone recognize the original source for the following:

"Distinguish between that 'old' music you speak of which has to do with conceptions and the communication, and this new music, which has to do with the perception and the arousing of it in us.  You don't have to fear from this new music that something is bad about your liking your own music."

The quote appears in Nyman's book on page 23 (the most recent addition).

I have been in contact with Nyman but he has yet to get back with me.  Any suggestions as to where the original quote might be found would be most helpful.

Cheers,

Jason


Jason E. Geistweidt
Sonic Arts Research Centre
Queen's University Belfast
Belfast, Northern Ireland
United Kingdom
BT7 1NN

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