
从 Kyle Gann 对《4'33"》的完整深读出发,理解约翰·凯奇如何把环境声音、观众礼仪与作曲权力变成先锋音乐的材料。

John Cage's 4'33" is one of the most misunderstood pieces of music ever written and yet, at times, one of the avant-garde's best understood as well.——Kyle Gann 的开头判断。它同时承认作品的误读和它在先锋语境里的清晰度:误解不是外围噪音,而是作品不断制造的现场反应。1
I wanted my work to be free of my own likes and dislikes, because I think music should be free of the feelings and ideas of the composer.——Cage 在 Gann 文中引用的访谈。它说明「偶然」首先针对的是作曲家的个人品味,而不是为了让作品变得随便。1
I have felt and hoped to have led other people to feel that the sounds of their environment constitute a music which is more interesting than the music which they would hear if they went into a concert hall.——同一段访谈中 Cage 对环境声音的期待。这里的重点不是宣布所有声音天然有趣,而是让听者承担判断它们的机会。1
In fact, I probably worked longer on my 'silent' piece than I worked on any other.——Cage 回应「这是不是一个笑话」。四分三十三秒的表面空白,背后是四年左右的构思、犹疑和改写;作品越像什么都没做,前面的劳动就越容易被观众漏掉。1
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