chance operations
Stefano Pocci <[email protected]> Sat, 28 Jan 2017 19:43:31 +0200
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Hi all, I always wondered what chance operations were for Cage exactly, especially in regards of his usage of the I-Ching. Sometimes he used it as a random number generator, which initially probably meant tossing the coins to obtain an hexagram, that is, a number between 1 and 64. Later, he used a computer generated outcome to determine such random number, which made his job faster. However, this implies that his questions were supposed to receive a numerical answer, a number, limiting the range of possible questions. Is that so? And finally, has Cage ever interpreted the I-Ching hexagram meaning for his works? Not just numerically I mean. If so, it would be really interesting to see what kind of questions he posed. Thanks in advance for your help, Stefano