Uploaded July 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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📚 Sources/further reading:
artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-experimental-artist-john-cage-obsessed-mushrooms
vogue.com/article/haute-cuisine-john-cage-recipes-vogue
https://www.brandeis.edu/now/2018/november/chasalow-mushrooms.html
theguardian.com/arts/fridayreview/story/0,,1271606,00.html
knowledgenuts.com/2014/10/21/the-musician-inspired-by-mushrooms

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Classical Nerd is a video series covering music history, theoretical concepts, and techniques, hosted by composer, pianist, and music history aficionado Thomas Little.

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- Thomas Little: “C’est la Vie” from the Sonata for Violin and Piano (2018), performed by Michele Zimmerman and George Mobley and available for purchase on Bandcamp: lentovivace.bandcamp.com/album/sonata-for-violin-and-piano
- Thomas Little: Dance! #2 in E minor, performed by Rachel Fellows, Michael King, and Bruce Tippette

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