Hi, I really love this! Sounds awesome. I am about to do my own performance of this piece, but I can't work out Cage's instructions on when and where to use each instrument, other than the 10th which is to be used in the final part. He says "ascertain by means of the coin oracle of the I-Ching how many and which of the remaining instruments are used in the other part(s)" from page 4 of the score, followed by the tables to use based on how many parts you have. For example, if you have 3 parts in total, he says "reserve one (not specifying which) for the second part; obtain an I-Ching number and interpret it according to the table for 8". What I can't work out is what this number that you interpret tells you, is it the 'how many', or the 'which instruments' from his previous instruction regarding this number from the I-Ching. I have found pages 1-5, are there more which I am missing? Any help would be greatly appreciated :)
I love this piece and this is one of the best ones I've seen.
Hi, I really love this! Sounds awesome. I am about to do my own performance of this piece, but I can't work out Cage's instructions on when and where to use each instrument, other than the 10th which is to be used in the final part. He says "ascertain by means of the coin oracle of the I-Ching how many and which of the remaining instruments are used in the other part(s)" from page 4 of the score, followed by the tables to use based on how many parts you have. For example, if you have 3 parts in total, he says "reserve one (not specifying which) for the second part; obtain an I-Ching number and interpret it according to the table for 8". What I can't work out is what this number that you interpret tells you, is it the 'how many', or the 'which instruments' from his previous instruction regarding this number from the I-Ching. I have found pages 1-5, are there more which I am missing? Any help would be greatly appreciated :)
This turned out super beautiful! Could be well paired with Rzewski's "To the Earth".
Thanks for sharing :)