yep - he's always talked about. I'd go so far as to say that his 'legacy' is
now restricting explorative music rather than allowing it freedom. He's now the
Mozart of the 'experimental' establishment - on every damn concert program :)
--- In 404 <> wrote:
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> That said, I do find it unfortunate that Cage has to come up each time
> silence or quiet is mentioned in sound or music. he shouldn't be ignored,
> mind you, but he gets too much attention, as far as I'm concerned. especially
> because his work is much more about randomness and chance than it is about
> "silence".
>
> On 07 Jun 2012, at 09:26, Bernie Krause wrote:
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> > ...and when Cage first performed 4'33" in New York, he insisted that
> > the ushers throw open the doors to let in the sounds of the street
> > outside of the hall.
> >
> > Bernie
> >
> > On Jun 6, 2012, at 3:54 PM, Avocet wrote:
> >
> > >> '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
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