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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In what year did Cage's essay on Erik Satie first appear?
2. Who asked Cage to discuss his "Music of Changes"?
3. In what publication did Cage's essay on Erik Satie first appear?
4. When is Cage's foreword dated?
5. The essay "Composition: To Describe the Process of Composition Used in 'Music of Changes' and 'Imaginary Landscape No. 4'" was originally published in what year?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the story Cage retells of when his mother asked his father to go to church.
2. Why does Cage say that compositions indeterminate with respect to their performance are by definition experimental?
3. Describe the anecdote used at the conclusion of "Composition as Process--2: Indeterminacy" about Dr. Suzuki.
4. What is the purpose of the section in "Composition as Process--III: Communication" where the author answers questions with more questions?
5. What advancements in music does Cage attribute to Henry Cowell?
6. Why is each column in "Composition as Process--1: Changes" interrupted by space without words?
7. What happened to Cage when he and Xenia went to New York, expecting to stay with a friend named Max?
8. How does Cage feel about writing his article about Erik Satie, as portrayed in the article?
9. How does Cage think most people feel about experimentation?
10. In the book's Foreword, how does Cage describe the way the writings and lectures in his book are written and presented?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Based on the three anecdotes after "Composition as Process--III: Communication," what is Cage saying about having expectations? What expectations are not being met? Does Cage seem to agree with the feelings expressed by the people in his anecdotes? How clear is his message about expectations? What techniques does he use to make his point?
Essay Topic 2
Explore Cage's use of personal anecdotes throughout the book. What seems to be the purpose of his lecture made up of anecdotes? What reason does Cage give for including it? What purpose do the anecdotes seem to serve in this chapter and throughout the book? How do the anecdotes represent a larger idea about relationships?
Essay Topic 3
Explore the contradictory nature between Cage's desire to be random but his use of form. How does he show throughout the book that he is dedicated to randomness? What random things does he do? How might his random actions, especially in his presentation on the page, be seen as not random? Is anything really random if it is planned out in advance?
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