Scholarly discussion of the music of John Cage.

[Rob Haskins <>]

Dear Miguel, Stefano, et al.,

Miguel is correct about the statement. Cage constantly referred to the "use" of music, meaning its social use. There's a quotation in a NYT article about the first Mode recordings, which I don't have handy. As I recall, Cage remarked that he had no use for recordings, but that he was glad the recordings had appeared. You might, Miguel, try looking through Musicage, where I believe Cage would discuss this thoroughly, and also in the interview with Robin White published in View (periodical associated with Crown Point Press). Sections in Conversing with Cage related to politics and society might also result in success.

Good luck; sorry I can't be more helpful at the moment.

Rob

On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 9:53 AM, Stefano Pocci <> wrote:

On 09/27/2010 03:42 PM, Miguel Frasconi wrote:

Thanks for the reply, Stefano.

I am certainly familiar with the "quieting mind" quote from his pre-1950s work.

The one I'm thinking of (unless I've simply imagined it) was from the '80s and I believe it was in a more societal context. I thought it was from the Norton Lectures, but I can't seem to pin-point it.

best,

Miguel

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Hi Miguel, yeah, my was an easy guess, actually the easiest:-) I haven't read the Norton Lectures (yet) but I found this audio link to them


http://www.ubu.com/sound/cage_norton.html


Ubuweb is such a resource... Hope it helps and good luck!

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Stefano

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