John Cage, chance operations, and the chaos game: Cage and the I ching.
The article focuses on the works of John Cage, particularly his chance operations and the chaos games. According to the article, chance operation played a controlled role within the compositional process of Cage. It remains a controversial aspect of his work that many fail to understand by looking i...
| Publicado en: | Musical Times Vol. 150; no. 1907; pp. 97 - 103 |
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Musical Times Publications Ltd.
Summer2009
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| Sumario: | The article focuses on the works of John Cage, particularly his chance operations and the chaos games. According to the article, chance operation played a controlled role within the compositional process of Cage. It remains a controversial aspect of his work that many fail to understand by looking it primarily as an abdication of composerly control. It highlights Cage's use of I ching where he sought a balance between the rational and the irrational controlled systems. |
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