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Work Title
Address
Date
Composed in 1977. Premiered in New York, December 7, 1977.
Ensemble Type
Variable
Instrumentation
For phonodiscs and twelve turntables to be operated by the audience, five performers using cassette machines and electric bell.
Comments
The first performance of Address consisted of simultaneous performances of music by Erik Satie, Cage’s 33 1/3, and a piece by Cage called Cassette in which the five panelists played various lectures on cassettes provided by Cage. It lasted about 45 minutes.
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