It may come as a relief to some readers to learn that I am done with Cornelius Cardew for the time being. I am now turning my attention to Percy Grainger. Thanks to Strange Flowers, we have already learned how … Continue reading →

With the demise of a vile diet of moral squalor and pap their favourite newspaper which they bought in their millions, no doubt the British working class are at last ready to heed Cornelius Cardew’s stirring call-to-arms from 1979… All … Continue reading →

Here is the score of Cornelius Cardew’s 1971 piece 10,000 Nails In The Coffin Of Imperialism. (Click on the image for a slightly larger view.) Note particularly that “yeah!” at the end. Cardew submitted the piece for publication in the … Continue reading →