Cheap Imitation is a piece for solo piano by John Cage, composed in 1969. It is an indeterminate piece created using the I Ching and based, rhythmically, on Socrate by Erik Satie.
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Famous quotes containing the words cheap and/or imitation:
“A cheap price is a short cut to being cheated.”
—Chinese proverb.
“Art begins in imitation and ends in innovation.”
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