Re: OT Now We Will Hear Freedom

[andy butler <akbutler@tiscali.co.uk>]

yup, 
it just sounded so *reasonable* though.

more than you ever wanted to know about 4'33 here:

http://solomonsmusic.net/4min33se.htm

andy

Dennis Moser wrote:
> Andy, et alia,
> 
> The score that Rainer has referenced indicates that, at the first
> performance, the performer (David Tudor) indicated the beginnings and
> endings of each movement by opening and closing the keyboard.
> Apparently, this is a scan of Cage's second version of the score; I
> say this because of the note in Cage's hand, describing  the Tudor
> performance and the fact that he mentions a "a copy" being made for
> Irwin Kremen.
> 
> Quite likely that the story you were told was a corruption of what
> actually did happen (that Cage mentioned on the score how the original
> performance had indicated the movements)...
> 
> Best,
> 
> Dennis
>