59 1/2 seconds for a string player (versions 1-3) (part of Foxfire Eins)

2000
Country: UK
Duration: 3 mins
B&W,
Sound: sound
Available Format/s: DVD / Digibeta tape / SD Digital file
Original Format: 16mm

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Composed by John Cage in 1953, and played by Anton Lukoszevieze, there are several versions of this film, each lasting a minute. Despite being played from the same score, the films can appear to sound different – depending on what you see. Exhilarating and surprising, the score for 591/2 seconds for a String Player runs through the gamut of possible ways to produce a sound on a ‘cello.

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