[silence] Cage's calligraphic scores

[Katherine Setar]

Regarding calligraphic scores:  here's one other minor point from the 
baby-boomer generation.

When I was studying composition/orchestration in the mid-1980's (in the 
  infancy of notation software) we were expected to do our big 
orchestral projects (specifically, writing out parts) using indelible 
Indian ink and a calligraphy pen.  The nib (tip) allows you to write 
lines of different thicknesses by changing the angle and pressure of 
your writing.  However, this very ability also forces you to alter your 
writing from the printing/handwriting created using a pencil or 
ballpoint pen.

Just a small point from a less technological age,

Katherine Setar
silence-request@list.mail.virginia.edu wrote:
>    1. Re: Cage's calligraphic scores (kos@pa
> 
> On Sun, 16 Dec 2007, kkrka kr <haajg5@gmail.com>
> 
>> By "calligraphic" I mean that the scores are carefully prepared handwritten
>> copies that all conform to a particular typeface.
[snip]
> 
> It's really a simple matter that most composers know:  When you can't afford 
> copyists, you learn how to write neatly.  That doesn't mean that you need to 
> write neatly all the time.  If you're sketching out material for yourself, of 
> course you don't need to go through the trouble of calculating physical 
> distance of everything on the page.