Music Walk (Notation Plan)

c. 1958

John Cage

Associated Names
John Cage

Artist, American, 1912 - 1992

This is a drawing of a conceptual musical composition. The drawing consists of sketches and annotations on lined paper. Various abstract shapes and symbols are scattered across the page, accompanied by text and notations. The words "Music WALK" appear near the top. Different letters, shapes, and arrows indicate relationships or instructions related to sound, frequency, duration, and amplitude. Along the bottom, there are darker lined patterns with dots. The piece is reminiscent of an abstract score or performance plan, emphasizing conceptual representation over traditional music notation.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dorothy and Herbert Vogel, New York, NY; purchase/gift to NGA, 1991.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1977

  • Works from the Collection of Dorothy and Herbert Vogel, The University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, November 11, 1977-January 1, 1978

2017

  • Merce Cunningham: Common Time, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, 2017, unnumbered catalogue.

Bibliography

1977

  • Works from the Collection of Dorothy and Herbert Vogel, The University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, 1977, 43

Inscriptions

notations overall; on mat, across bottom in graphite: Music Walk (Notation Plan) John Cage

Wikidata ID

Q64582134

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