[silence] Scores in New Music

[Fred Maus]

Why do some people refer to this book as though it is by Cage, not by 
Cage and Alison Knowles?

Fred Maus
UVa
> Has it been mentioned that the sequel to the 1969 Cage book Katherine 
> mentions will be released later this year by Theresa Sauer Tisano 
> (whom I believe may be a member of this list)?  Unlike the original 
> edition, which was in black and white, it will contain many examples 
> of color notation, and composers from more areas of the world, 
> including composers from Africa, Asia, Latin America, etc.--all works 
> having been composed over the 39 years since the original publication 
> came out.  A series of three concerts of some of the pieces featured 
> in the book (along with a gallery showing of score pages) will take 
> place at the Chelsea Art Museum in New York City, on consecutive 
> weekends in October 2008 (Oct. 4, 11, and 18); I've heard that Stuart 
> Saunders Smith and Halim El-Dabh will be there to conduct their works.
>
> Information here:
>
> http://www.notations21.net/news.html
>
> --
> David Badagnani
> Kent State University
> Kent, Ohio
> USA
>
> */Katherine Setar <setar@pacbell.net <mailto:setar@pacbell.net>>/* wrote:
>
>     Just a little comment regarding this book:
>
>     - Cage, J. and Knowles, A. (1973). Notations. Reprint Services Corp.
>
>     It's been several years since I looked at this book, but my
>     recollection
>     is that Cage's book NOTATIONS is a collection of uniquely notated new
>     music which was intended to be perceived by the viewer as visual art.
>     Therefore the book contains excerpts with no explanations behind the
>     aural intent of the composer. I'm not sure if such a book was what
>     you
>     had in mind.
>
>     Just a minor caveat,
>
>     Best wishes,
>
>     Katherine Setar
>
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