Empty Words
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Empty Words is an experimental text and performance work by avant-garde composer John Cage that deconstructs the writings of Henry David Thoreau into increasingly fragmented language and sound.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
experimental text work
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performance work ⓘ |
| artForm |
lecture-performance
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spoken word ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
John Cage’s late works
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text-based compositions by John Cage ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceText | Henry David Thoreau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Thoreau’s journals
NERFINISHED
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Walden NERFINISHED ⓘ writings of Henry David Thoreau ⓘ |
| composer | John Cage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionalTechnique |
chance operations
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deconstruction of text ⓘ fragmentation of language ⓘ gradual reduction of semantic content ⓘ indeterminacy ⓘ phonetic focus ⓘ removal of syntactic structure ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | John Cage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
avant-garde
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experimental music ⓘ sound poetry ⓘ text-sound composition ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Empty Words Part I
NERFINISHED
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Empty Words Part II NERFINISHED ⓘ Empty Words Part III NERFINISHED ⓘ Empty Words Part IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Henry David Thoreau
NERFINISHED
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Zen Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ experimental literature ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium |
audio recording
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live performance ⓘ printed text ⓘ |
| movement |
American avant-garde
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experimental music of the 20th century ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extreme duration in some performances
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progressive disintegration of language into pure sound ⓘ use of chance procedures on literary text ⓘ |
| notablePerformance | solo performance by John Cage ⓘ |
| publicationType | book ⓘ |
| structure | four parts ⓘ |
| subject | writings of Henry David Thoreau ⓘ |
| theme |
breakdown of meaning
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language as sound ⓘ nature and text ⓘ silence and noise ⓘ |
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