KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ The Premiere Performance of John Cage’s 33 1/3 (Nov. 21, 1969)
Analog Audio
Event Type
MusicOrigin
KPFAIdentifier
C.1969.11.21.2Program Length
44 minDates
| broadcast| 1969-11-21 | created
Description
A live recording of the premiere performance of John Cage’s “33 1/3” at the University of California at Davis on Nov. 21, 1969. The work was really a sort of participatory sound installation in which 24 turntables with independent stereo speakers and almost 300 LP records were placed around a large room without any chairs. The audience that entered the room didn't get any instructions, although there was an “attendant’ on hand to assist with operating the equipment if needed. The end result was that after a while, people started putting records on the phonographs and making sounds of their own as well. In classic Cageian style this indeterminate work breaks down the barriers between audience and performer, and sound and music, all the while requiring nothing more from the audience/participant than an open ear and curious mind.Genres
New musicInteractive Art
Musical Selections
33 1/3 (1969) / John CageSubjects
New musicParticipatory art
Aleatory music