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...

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Publicado en:Musical Times Vol. 150; no. 1907; pp. 97 - 103
Autor principal: Jensen, Marc G.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: 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.