Scholarly discussion of the music of John Cage.

[Ralph Lichtensteiger <>]

Musicircus
Dated: 1967
Instrumentation: For any number of musicians, being prepared to  
perform in the same place (event)
Duration: indeterminate
Premiere and performer(s): November 17, 1967 in the the University  
Stock Pavillion at the University of Illinois
Manuscript: Realisation (holograph, signed, in black and blue ink - 4  
p.) in the New York Public Library.

The idea of this composition is nothing more than an invitation to a  
number of musicians, who perform simultaneously anything or in any  
way they desire. The manuscript is a list of musicians with various  
pieces of music by Cage and Satie and some non-musical works, also  
including a diagram for positions of various individuals.

“One very important element is that there should at all times be many  
people performing simultaneously. The next is that, since none of the  
musicians are being paid, there being too many of them, the entire  
event must be free to the public. ... In harmony with the separation  
of this work from conventional economics, I have not made a score nor  
have I published one of course.”  —JOHN CAGE

On Nov 25, 2011, at 1:42 AM, Peter H. Ruegg wrote:

> Musicircus

kind regards,

Ralph Lichtensteiger
http://lichtensteiger.net