John Cage (1912-1992) - photo 1

John Cage (1912-1992)

Starting price
£ 5 000
Auction dateClassic
09.12.2020 00:00UTC +01:00
Auctioneer
CHRISTIE'S
Event location
United Kingdom, London
Archive
The auction is completed. No bids can be placed anymore.
Archive
ID 470190
Lot 65 | John Cage (1912-1992)
John Cage (1912-1992)

Violin solo from Concert for Piano and Orchestra. 1957/8

CAGE, John (1912-1992). Autograph music manuscript signed ('John Cage'), 'Solo for Violin (Concert for Piano and Orchesta): Sketch', n.p., n.d. [c.1957-1958].



Four staves, in pencil on tracing paper, on one page, 279 x 215mm, annotated '203-204 Vln' at upper right. In a card mount, title and signature on lower margin of mount.



A sketch for one of Cage's most innovative and influential works. Cage's Concert for Piano and Orchestra is a seminal work within the context of twentieth-century music and techniques, highly innovative both in its notations (the piano part, for example, is an aggregate of 84 different kinds of notation on 63 pages) and in its form (comprising a set of highly detailed parts but no overarching score, allowing the parts to be performed in any combination, including with other works). The notation uses a system in which space is relative to time, and in performance the optional role of the conductor is to act as a time-piece, with the movement of his arms simulating the hands of a clock.

Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
8 King Street, St. James's
SW1Y 6QT London
United Kingdom
Preview
09.12.2020 – 09.12.2020
Phone +44 (0)20 7839 9060
Email
4FQ.AYGKAGLUQ@FO3G@
Buyer Premium see on Website
Conditions of purchaseConditions of purchase

Frequently asked questions

First of all, you should register to be able to purchase at auction. After confirming your email address, enter your personal information in your user profile, such as your first name, last name, and mail address. Choose a lot from the upcoming auction and the maximum amount you want to place on it. After confirmation of your choice, we will send your application by e-mail to the appropriate auction house. If the auction house accepts a request, it will participate in the auction. You can view the current status of a bid at any time in your personal account in the "Bids" section.
Auctions are performed by auction houses and each of the auction houses describes their terms of auction. You can see the texts in the section "Auction information".
The results of the auction are published within a few days after the end of the auction. In the top menu of the site, find the tab "Auctions". Click on it and you will be on the auction catalog page, where you can easily find the category "Results". After opening it, select the desired auction from the list, enter and view the current status of the interested lot.
The information about the auction winners is confidential. The auction winner will receive a direct notification from the auction house responsible with instructions for further action: an invoice for payment and the manner in which the goods will be received.
Each of the auction houses has its own payment policy for the won lots. All auction houses accept bank transfers, most of them accept credit card payments. In the near future you will find detailed information for each case in the section "Auction information" on the page of the auction catalog and the lot.
Shipment of the won lot depends on its size. Small items can be delivered by post. Larger lots are sent by courier. Employees of the auction houses will offer you a wide range to choose from.
No. The archive serves as a reference for the study of auction prices, photographs and descriptions of works of art.