IMITATION – Cage developed several different techniques for deriving new MATERIAL from old.  When dealing with the written word, Cage would use MESOSTICS to fragment and re-combine phrases from earlier writing (his or others’) into new texts.  In the Extended Lullaby, which is used as part of the material for Two⁶, Cage retains the rhythm of Satie's piano piece Vexations but applies CHANCE operations to the pitches to create a new melody.  When arranging the Eight Whiskus for violin at Malcolm Goldstein's request, the composer added indications for the placement, speed, and pressure of the bow to each note in imitation (but not literal correspondence) of the syllables of the original vocal line.