Music for "Museum Event No.5"



Category: Musical composition
Dated: 1967
Instrumentation:
Duration:
Premiere and performer(s): June 3, 1967 at Saint-Paul-de-Vence
Dedicated to:
Choreography: Merce Cunningham: Museum Event
Published: ---
Manuscript: unknown. Probably not notated


Composed in collaboration with Toshi Ichiyanagi, Gordon Mumma and David Tudor. "People followed the dancers into different rooms of the museum. Others gathered around me on the terrace" (from 'For the Birds' by Daniel Charles / John Cage)

Sources: Martin Erdmann: Chronologisches Verzeichnis der musikalischen Kompositionen, Schriften, Gespräche, Hörspiele, Bilder, Objekte und Filme. In: Musik-Konzepte Sonderband - John Cage II; For the Birds - John Cage in conversation with Daniel Charles