Scholarly discussion of the music of John Cage.

[Stefano Pocci <>]

On 07/17/2012 03:21 PM, Rod Stasick wrote:
> 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.
>
> ®ø∂
>
>
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Yeah, you may be right Rod. I looked too much into this... Funnily 
enough, you mentioned 5 sections (Cage was born on September 5th under 
the virgin sign, the symbol used to separate the sections) and 12 lines 
(the twelve zodiac signs) for each one of them :-)

For sure, I believe there is some unusual typographical convention in 
those strange symbols...

Thanks for your insights, cheers

--

Stefano

"She's wearing nothing but a smile"