9. Re: Very quiet recordings

["Avocet" madl74]

> 'silence' as Cage used it was a musical term, related to the use of
> a space between gestures. It works in that sense but its interesting
> to note that Cage never meant it to mean 'silent' - it was just an
> instruction for the musicians or to frame a space.

Jez,

When the BBC first broadcast Cage's 4'33", they couldn't transmit
"silence", so they added a metronome ticking.

David

David Brinicombe
North Devon, UK
Cogito cogito ergo cogito sum - Ambrose Bierce