[silence] RENGA WITH APARTMENT HOUSE 1776

[Kraig Grady]

i saw this also.
 the thing that i remember the most was how whole sections would cheer 
and others sections would boo at different times. coming and going in 
unpredictable waves.
 it became part of the piece
 oh yes the native american using his belly as a drum and then going 
into hysterical laughter

Katherine Setar wrote:
> For what it's worth:  I saw the premiere of RENGA WITH APARTMENT HOUSE 
> 1776 in with the Los Angeles Philharmonic back in 1976.  It was a 
> commission for the U.S bicentennial (since the United States first 
> became an independent country in 1776).  It was a very notorious 
> performance, almost as violent as the premiere of Stravinsky's RITE OF 
> SPRING.  If you're interested, you might want to search the reviews of 
> that premiere in the LOS ANGELES TIMES.  It's been a long time, but I 
> think the performance was in September of 1776.
>
> Katherine Setar
>
> silence-request@list.mail.virginia.edu wrote:
>   
>>> Dear Cage Aficionados:
>>>
>>> I am looking for a recording of Cage's "Renga" (with or without 
>>> "Apertment House 1776") and his "Lecture on the Weather."
>>>
>>> I need both recordings for research purposes (i.e. my PhD thesis).
>>>
>>> I searched local and online music stores but couldn't find them. If 
>>> someone on this list is in the possession of recordings of those two 
>>> compositions, I would appreciate it immensely if I could get a copy.
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>
>>> Jannika Bock
>>>       
>
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