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Alison Knowles#6 Shoes of your choice (1963)A member of the audience is invited to come forward to a microphone if one is availlable and describe a pair of shoes, the one he is wearing or another pair. He is encouraged to tell where he got them, the size, color, why he likes them, etc. John Cage4’ 33”ITACETIITACETIIITACET NOTE: The title of this work is the total length in minutes and seconds of its performance. At Woodstock , N.Y., August 29, 1952, the title was 4’ 33” and the three parts were 33”, 2’ 40” and 1’ 20”. It was performed by David Tudor, pianist, who indicated the beginnings of parts by closing, the endings by opening, the keyboard lid. However, the work may be performed by any instrumentalist or combination of instrumentalists and last any length of time. George BrechtTHREE TELEPHONE EVENTS When the telephone rings, it is allowed to continue ringing, until it stops.When the telephone rings, the receiver is lifted, then replaced.When the telephone rings, it is answered. George BrechtDRIP MUSIC (DRIP EVENT) For single or multiple performance. A source of dripping water and an empty vessel are arranged so that the water falls into the vessel. Second version: Dripping. Yoko OnoBUILDING PIECE FOR ORCHESTRA Go from one room to another opening and closing each door.Do not make any sounds.Go from the top of the building to the bottom 1963 winter Yoko OnoTELESCOPE PIECE Make a sculpture to put on a mountain for people to see with telescopes. 1964 spring Yoko OnoTHROWING PIECE Throw a stone into the sky high enough so it will not come back. 1964 spring Unknown (by me anyway)WALKfor any number of people walking in a large open space. Each person chooses 3,4 or 5 points, of roughly equal distance from each other, and walks from one to another of these points, using pairs of randomly chosen numbers to determine: i) speed of walking from one point to the nextii) length of time spent standing still at the point reached. All begin together, Standing at one of your chosen points, read your first pair of figures. The first figure tells you how fast to move to get to the next point ( 0 = very past, 9 = a very long time). Then set off , at the determined speed, for another of your chosen points; having arrived and waited there for an indicated length of time, read your second part of figures, and set off accordingly for another point (or back to the first point: choice of which of the 3,4, or 5 points to move to for each journey is free). Always go from one point to the next by the most direct route. Continue until all have completed an agreed number of journeys.