by Cage, John; Greenaway, Peter; Guest, Revel; Transatlantic Films; Channel Four (Great Britain)
VHS / 1983

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TitleJohn Cage a music circus
Item typeVHS
Alternate titleMusic circus
Author(s)
  • Cage, John
  • Greenaway, Peter
  • Guest, Revel
ImprintUnited Kingdom [s.n.], 1983
Series4 American composers
Volume1
LanguageEnglish
URLLink to original record
Notes
  • "Based on a series of performances of music by John Cage to celebrate his 70th birthday at St. James Church, Islington, London, presented by the Almeida Theatre, Islington, London."
  • No. 46 (music tape-track by David Tudor) -- No. 81 -- 1940 Living room music percussion and speech quartet -- No. 47 -- 1941 Double music percussion quartet -- 1942 Forever and sunsmell voice with percussion duo, words by E.E. Cummings -- No. 24 -- 1947 Music for Marcel Duchamp ; music for prepared piano -- No. 7 -- 1948 Sonatas and interludes for prepared piano -- No. 6 -- 1955 Speech for five radios with newsreader articles to be read -- No. 16 -- 27 sounds manufactured in a kitchen -- 1958 Aria for solo voice to be sung in ten singing styles -- 1958 Music walk for one or more pianists -- No. 36 -- 1959 -- 1960 Cartridge music for amplified small sounds -- 1964 Electronic music for piano ; piano solo with electronics - - 1970 Songbooks for one or more singers, each singing to independent programmes, which are not predetermined -- No. 40 -- 1976 -- 1977 Inlets sound piece for conch shells for 3 players of water-filled conch shells and one conch player using circular breathing and the sound of fire -- 1979 Roaratorio an Irish circus on Finnegans Wake with prepared tapes, live musicians and a mesostic reading of James.
  • Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating. CBPF.
Physical description1 videocassette of 1 (55 min.) (NTSC) : sd., col. ; 3/4 in.

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1983
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Cage, JohnGreenaway, PeterGuest, Revel
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[s.n.]
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