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John Cage

Typescript of Essay on Henry Cowell Signed by John Cage

1964

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Typescript sent to Dick Higgins of Something Else Press of Cage's brief essay on the composer Henry Cowell.

  • John Cage (American).
  • np: 1964.
  • Wraps.
  • Typescript.
  • Single page, recto only.
  • Signed by Cage. 


This piece was reproduced in holograph as the introduction to the Edition Peters score of Cowell's "Quartet Romatic" and "Quartet Euphoric" (No. 66518, 1964, here provided with the typescript).


The typescript differs in a couple of small ways (1974 for 1964, "sixty" for "fifty" years).

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Single penciled correction in unknown hand. 

Probably trimmed at the top with no loss to text.

Minor signs of age and handling.

Dimensions

Height: 8.5 inches / 21.59 cm
Width: 10 inches / 25.4 cm

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Signed

Language

English

Subject

Autographed and Signed Material, Manuscripts, Letters, Documents, Ephemera, Memorabilia, Music

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