Klarinet Archive - Posting 000658.txt from 2001/09

From: "Ian Black" <clarinet1@-----.uk>
Subj: RE: [kl] Silence is Golden
Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2001 16:08:54 -0400

Mind if I don't participate?

I wonder just how much money Cage has made from published copies of his
famous 4'33"?

I've made a recording of it whilch I am selling for a fortune. I could even
put my own 17'42" and 28'01" (both largely similar pieces inspired by Cage's
[monu]mental work) on the same CD, just to give value for money. A snip at
only £24.99 (GB pounds only, sorry no US$ etc.)

Orders, please, by email to
ihavemoremoneythansense@-----.uk

;-)

Ian

-----Original Message-----
From: Tony Wakefield [mailto:tony-wakefield@-----.net]
Subject: Re: [kl] Silence is Golden

Well here`s my bit of notoriety:-

New Composition with world premiere about to commence as soon as everyone on
klarinet opens this e-mail. After reading said mail, everyone is to sit
silently for 3 years listening to their own ambient body sounds, whilst I
utter the following word repeating constantly for 1/2 minute "Rubbish", then
disappear to the nearest bar for lunch with my beautiful wife, come back
home and play one eighth note on clarinet. I welcome critical reviews. But
only serious ones from within the pages of the New York Times and the U.K.
Times newspaper. But only after the performance has ended.

Is that notorious enough?

T.W.

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