Scholarly discussion of the music of John Cage.

[Rod Stasick <>]

Also, I might add that possibly someone who is familiar 
with the unusual typographic marks of the time may have
some insight into the "Scorpio" sign's use. Unusual marks
that would divide a text - such as the "Section" sign (sometimes
known as the "double s" sign), the "Hedera" (looks a bit like an 
ivy leaf with stem in various disguises) or the "Pilcrow" 
(the "backwards P") were used at times, but I don't know
if this "Scorpio" was in occasional use or just something
of a whim.

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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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