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Jim Nollman's Cigarette Piece (August 20, 1973)

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Composer Jim Nollman of San Francisco, well known for his work with inter-species music, was also a member of the avant-grade group Music Music. This program is a recording made during the eighth night of his conceptual work, entitled Cigarette Piece, which was performed live over KPFA in 1973. The piece is scored for ten cigarette smokers and each nights performance lasted as long as it takes each of them to finish one cigarette. In this performance one smoker whirls a noisemaker for the duration that smoke is in his lungs. In addition three other smokers each ring a bell for the length of time each one inhales smoke. Three others performers exhale against suspended wind chimes, while the final three sound a gong at each time they flick an ash. For perhaps the only time in the history of cancer causing chemicals, this Cigarette Piece lives up to the old adage of it being smooth and tasting great. (from KPFA Folio)


This audio is part of the collection: Other Minds Archive

Date: 1973-08-20
Keywords: KPFA-FM; Music; Avant-Garde; New Music; Jim Nollman

Creative Commons license: Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States

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