Empty Words

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Introducing Empty Words

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Stewart Campbell
Dec 07, 2023
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In 1974 John Cage created a four-part vocal composition based on the Journals of Henry David Thoreau. With his editing system derived from the I Ching, Cage spliced letters, words, sentences, and paragraphs from Thoreau’s text and then read this adaption in front of live audiences extremely slowly, syllable by syllable. Titled Empty Words, Cage’s piece …

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