Scholarly discussion of the music of John Cage.

[Rod Stasick <>]

I think you may be reading too much into this.
The signs are used as divisions of the whole.
Each unit of the structure contains 12 lines with
each being separated by a single symbol. The
complete text is divided into 5 large parts in various
proportions that are marked, instead, with *two* symbols.
There is likely no mystical reason behind the choice.

Good luck with your performance of this. I've done this three times: 
Sept. of '75 and '77 and Jan. '78. It's probably time for me to revisit this.

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On Jul 17, 2012, at 7:37 AM, Stefano Pocci wrote:

> On 07/17/2012 02:03 PM, Melvyn Poore wrote:
>> i'm on holiday right now so i can't check: if you read the introduction to 
>> lecture on nothing cage describes the structure of the lecture. count the 
>> lines between the symbols. it's just like his other music of that period...
>> 
>> Melvyn Poore
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> It is the zodiac symbol of the virgin, Cage's zodiac sign since he was born 
> on September 5th. Could this be the simple explanation? Thanks for replying.
> 
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> Stefano
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> "She's wearing nothing but a smile"
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