[silence] Re. Atla E

[Caleb Deupree]

Hi everyone,

I posted an article about Atlas E on my blog a while back (at http:// 
classicaldrone.blogspot.com/2007/10/rhythms-of-stars.html), more  
questions than answers.  Here's a short list of questions:

> Where the aggregates are numbered (one number for tones "as short  
> as possible", the other for tones with "appreciable duration"),  
> which notes get which duration? The individual notes from a chord  
> can be performed in any order. Cage's instructions don't explicitly  
> address stems that aren't straight -- is there any significance to  
> curved stems? Cage specifies circumstances under which notes may be  
> repeated -- how does the performer decide when to apply these rules?
>
>

I'm sure I'm not the only one on this list who would be interested in  
some perspective on Atlas E. from anyone who has worked on it, and I  
would encourage a public discussion about the upcoming performances.   
I've been listening to Ulrich Kreiger's and the Barton Workshop's  
more recent performances as well, still finding lots of interest in  
this remarkable work.

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Caleb Deupree
ctdeupree@sbcglobal.net
http://classicaldrone.blogspot.com