Cage/Zukofsky Chord Catalog available

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Hello, all -

Craig Pepples informed me recently that the Chord Catalog, representing the
result of research that John Cage and Paul Zukofsky took on together in the
creation of the Freeman Etudes, was posted at the Musical Observations
website.

Paul's introduction to the project, essential for making sense of the
catalog:

http://www.musicalobservations.com/publications/chord-catalog-john-cage-paul-zukofsky/index.html

and the catalog itself, in the form of cards of various kinds and colors
within folders:

http://www.musicalobservations.com/publications/chord-catalog-john-cage-paul-zukofsky/catalog/cage-cards.html

I think I first read about this in an article Paul published the year Cage
died, "Aspects of Contemporary Violin Technique," which is also in the
collection of his writings on the Musical Observations website; when I
asked Paul about the state of the catalog about a decade later, his
somewhat grouchy response made it clear a print version would not be
forthcoming.  I imagine the best form for this material might well have
been something like Cunningham's Lifeforms: in the article, Paul talked
about how the catalog "could serve as the basis for a mapping of left
arm-hand-finger configurations in three-dimensional space"; and at the end
of his introduction, he mentions that "just because one can momentarily
approximate a pretzel does not mean one can then instantaneously
metamorphose from pretzel to Botticelli's Venus".

You can also now listen to Paul's recording of Freeman Etudes I-VIII at

https://musicalobservations.bandcamp.com/album/john-cage-chorals-cheap-imitation-freeman-etudes-i-viii

with best wishes,

Anton Vishio

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s informed me recently that the Chord Catalog, representing the result of r=
esearch that John Cage and Paul Zukofsky took on together in the creation o=
f the Freeman Etudes, was posted at the Musical Observations website.</div>=
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aking sense of the catalog:</div><div><br></div><div><a href=3D"http://www.=
musicalobservations.com/publications/chord-catalog-john-cage-paul-zukofsky/=
index.html">http://www.musicalobservations.com/publications/chord-catalog-j=
ohn-cage-paul-zukofsky/index.html</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>and the =
catalog itself, in the form of cards of various kinds and colors within fol=
ders:</div><div><br></div><div><a href=3D"http://www.musicalobservations.co=
m/publications/chord-catalog-john-cage-paul-zukofsky/catalog/cage-cards.htm=
l">http://www.musicalobservations.com/publications/chord-catalog-john-cage-=
paul-zukofsky/catalog/cage-cards.html</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>I th=
ink I first read about this in an article Paul published the year Cage died=
, &quot;Aspects of Contemporary Violin Technique,&quot; which is also in th=
e collection of his writings on the Musical Observations website; when I as=
ked Paul about the state of the catalog about a decade later, his somewhat =
grouchy response made it clear a print version would not be forthcoming.=C2=
=A0 I imagine the best form for this material might well have been somethin=
g like Cunningham&#39;s Lifeforms: in the article, Paul talked about how th=
e catalog &quot;could serve as the basis for a mapping of left arm-hand-fin=
ger configurations in three-dimensional space&quot;; and at the end of his =
introduction, he mentions that &quot;just because one can momentarily appro=
ximate a pretzel does not mean one can then instantaneously metamorphose fr=
om pretzel to Botticelli&#39;s Venus&quot;.=C2=A0=C2=A0</div><div><br></div=
><div>You can also now listen to Paul&#39;s recording of Freeman Etudes I-V=
III at=C2=A0<br></div><div><br></div><div><a href=3D"https://musicalobserva=
tions.bandcamp.com/album/john-cage-chorals-cheap-imitation-freeman-etudes-i=
-viii">https://musicalobservations.bandcamp.com/album/john-cage-chorals-che=
ap-imitation-freeman-etudes-i-viii</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>with be=
st wishes,</div><div><br></div><div>Anton Vishio</div><div><br></div><div><=
br></div></div></div></div></div></div>

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