Williams Mix
| Williams Mix | |
|---|---|
| by John Cage | |
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| Composed | 1952 |
| Performed | March 23, 1953 |
| Published | Unpublished |
| Movements | 1 |
| Scoring | 193 page graphic score |
Williams Mix (1951–1953) is a 4'16"
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The work was premiered March 23, 1953 at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign as part of an evening that Cage programmed of music for magnetic tape during the Festival of Contemporary Arts[7]. The piece was also played at the 25th Year Retrospective Concert of the Music of John Cage on May 15, 1958, and was recorded by Columbia Records producer George Avakian. Avakian[8] released this recording of the concert on a three-LP set with a booklet including extensive notes and illustrations of scores.
Larry Austin later created a computer program, the "Williams (re)Mix(er)", based on an analysis of "Williams Mix", which could "yield ever-new Williams Mix scores." With this software, Austin created Williams (re)Mix[ed] (1997–2000), an octophonic variation of Williams Mix using different sound sources.[9]
In 2012, University of California, San Diego electronic music professor Tom Erbe became the first person to recreate "Williams Mix" from the original score, creating performance software in Pure Data carefully following the score and Cage's notes.[10] Erbe's debut performance of "Williams Mix" was on Cage's 100th birthday, September 5, 2012, at Fresh Sound in San Diego.[11] Erbe also created a version of "Williams Mix" for clipping.'s 2014 album CLPPNG, using samples of the band's music as the sound material.
Discography
- John Cage (1994). The 25 Year Retrospective Concert of the Music of John Cage. Wergo [6247].
- (2000/2005). OHM: The Early Gurus of Electronic Music. Ellipsis Arts [3690].
- Larry Austin (2001). Octo-Mixes, Larry Austin, Octophonic Computer Music, 1996–2001. EMF CD 039.
- John Cage (2010). Fontana Mix. Él.
- clipping. and Tom Erbe (2014). Last track on CLPPNG. Sub Pop SP1071.
References
- ISBN 978-0-07-142286-4.
- ISBN 978-0-470-71455-3.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-521-80860-6.
- ^ Kostelanetz, Richard (May 1969). "The American Avant-Garde Part II: John Cage" (PDF). Stereo Review: 62. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
- ISBN 978-0-312-42771-9.
- ISBN 978-0-521-56544-8.
- ^ Defibaugh, Duffy (March 24, 1953). "'Magnetic Music' Not Ready". The Daily Illini.
- ^ Palmer, Robert (25 October 1981). "JOHN CAGE'S NIGHT OF UPROAR". The New York Times.
- ISBN 978-0-521-80860-6.
- ^ Daniel James Wolf, "Williams Mix Remixed", October 7, 2013
- ^ Bobby Bray, "Random Music Box", San Diego Reader, April 29, 2012 .
Further reading
- Schrader, Barry (1982). "Composing with Cutting and Splicing Techniques: Williams Mix by John Cage", Introduction to Electro-Acoustic Music. ISBN 978-0-13-481515-2.
