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13 The Duke of Prunes- Eliot Caged 6:04
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A spoken-word quartet whose text shall remain unidentified for copyright-infringement reasons. You will fail to notice the following interesting features:
(i) The voices fall into groups (duet vs. duet, trio vs solo, etc.) based on opposing meters and sections of the text.
(ii) These groups are constantly
shifting in ways chosen randomly, but
within a very carefully defined frame
work.
(iii) The rhythm of each voice, as well as the section of text read, is also chosen randomly.
You are much more likely to notice the clay pot drum played by the sound engineer, the Duke’s awful French accent, and a bizarre emphasis on the word the. The Duke calls this piece Fake Art. It had its world premiere in front of an audience of perplexed MBA students.
The Duke now lives in Los Angeles, near Canter’s Delicatessen.
©1996 Eric Muhlheim
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