John Cage
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Teresa Rampazzi: sound creations and co-creations as a meeting place between art and life
Next Saturday May 18th, I will discuss in Padova with Marta Previti and Maddalena Rizzi about women who have left a strong artistic mark in Veneto, Italy and the world. I will address how electronic music pioneer Teresa Rampazzi revisited the idea of creative place, from the home, to the collective, to the conservatory, to…
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My review of Electronic Inspirations: Technologies of the Cold War Musical Avant-Garde, by Jennifer Iverson (2019)
The final version of my review of this wonderful book was published in August 2021 in the Journal of the American Musicological Society.
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The School of Radio
The School of Radio — radio art symposium Repubblica di San Marino 9-10-11 marzo 2018 Antico Monastero Santa Chiara, Teatro Titano, Usmaradio tavole rotonde, laboratorio, installazioni sonore, performance 40 anni da Il treno di John Cage 20 anni da L’Arte dell’Ascolto A 40 anni da Il treno di John Cage e a 20 anni dall’ultima…
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Padova: a concert by John Cage in 1959
I have noticed some Italian websites and blogs speculate about the presence of John Cage in Italy, noting that despite his well known participation to the TV show “Lascia o Raddoppia” in 1959, there is a certain confusion upon the subject. Here’s my little contribution to the story. It starts back in November 1958, during…