Scholarly discussion of the music of John Cage.

[Caleb Deupree <>]

Absolutely.  According to wikipedia 
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/As_Slow_as_Possible#Halberstadt_performance), 
the first note (actually a rest) occurred on Cage’s birthday in 2001.  
Looking at the sound changes, they all take place on the 5th day of a varying 
month, so it is inevitable that some of the events will occur in September, 
on his birthday.
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Caleb Deupree



> On Sep 6, 2020, at 11:23 AM, Herb Levy <> wrote:
> 
> Yesterday’ ASAP event made me wonder if the scheduling and tempo-setting 
> for this performance was arrived at with some attention paid to getting 
> some events to happen on Cage’s birthday and/or anniversary of his death. 
> 
> Does anyone know whether there was any consideration of such planning?
> 
> 
>> On Sep 6, 2020, at 10:11 AM, Rod Stasick <> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> When you look at the list of changes,
>> it is kind of surprising how often they
>> do so on his birthday. Maybe it was somehow
>> mathematically decided that way?
>> Exactly 10 years from his birthday yesterday
>> will be another change.
>> 
>> Rod
>> 
>> 
>> On Sep 6, 2020, at 08:50, David Kotlowy <> wrote:
>> 
>> It's a big story... 
>> 
>> https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/05/slowly-does-it-chord-changes-in-639-year-long-organ-piece?
>> 
>> And when all this madness is over, it will go on. 
>> 
>> (or not) 
>> 
>> 
>> David Kotlowy 
>> davidkotlowy.com 
>> 
>> 
>> -------- Original message --------
>> From: David Kotlowy <> 
>> Date: 6/09/2020 8:55 PM (GMT+09:30) 
>> To: Rod Stasick <>, silence <> 
>> Subject: Re: [silence] 108 
>> 
>> Thanks, Rod. 
>> 
>> The change did not make the headlines, but thankfully, it didn't pass 
>> unreported.
>> 
>> 
>> https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54041568
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> David Kotlowy 
>> davidkotlowy.com 
>> 
>> 
>> -------- Original message --------
>> From: Rod Stasick <> 
>> Date: 6/09/2020 5:59 PM (GMT+09:30) 
>> To: silence <> 
>> Subject: Re: [silence] 108 
>> 
>> Also, I forgot to mention that a chord change for the 
>> Halberstadt version of "Organ²/ASLSP (As Slow as Possible)” 
>> happened on his birthday yesterday. 
>> This was the first note change since 2013!
>> 
>> Rod
>> 
>> 
>> On Sep 5, 2020, at 13:52, Rod Stasick <> wrote:
>> 
>> Listening to one version of the birthday boy’s “108” today.
>> I’d been looking forward to seeing a live version of this 
>> being performed on this date for over a decade, 
>> but, alas, we have to either listen to a recorded version,
>> or create our own version (using 108 speakers arranged 
>> around the house?) or just conceptualize the whole thing 
>> in our mind’s eye. Let’s hope that we can enjoy a live 
>> performance of 109a and/or 109b next year.
>> 
>> stay safe and don’t let your emotions overrule reasoning!
>> 
>> Rod
>> 
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