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John Cage about silence

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kaboose2341 (3 days ago) Show Hide
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revolutionary if you think about it. releasing such a piece is like releasing Metallica during Mozart's era. Its just another way of music to rebel against the man.
nanojist (2 days ago) Show Hide
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Revolutionary, I don't think so. Chaotic, you bet. Why do people think that modern "art" is so much better or revolutionary? I will tell you what, I am more than happy with Mozart and Micheangelo. I don't give a hoot about these "artists," That's why the aforementioned are Masters where the person in question is lacking in genius.
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I think that Cage ultimately lacked musical creativity and that is why he proposed such uninspired works and tried to pass them as intellectual art.

Cage, really, is so boring.
DeepRedBlue (4 days ago) Show Hide
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Does he really seem like that to you? He didnt say music doesnt affect him, he said it doesnt MEAN anything.
DeepRedBlue (4 days ago) Show Hide
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in your opinion
PMA51 (4 days ago) Show Hide
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I honestly believe this man is a genius. if you open your minds i hope youll see it as well if you disagree. If not thats ok too.
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I have problems with Cage's work, but I can't argue that he was stupid or incoherent. His approach is absolutely coherent and sincere; he was not bullshitting or trying to fool people. I frequently disagree with things he says, and I am very impatient with his Buddhist quietism, but I also think that he was a great musician, even if I don't find myself listening to his music that often. (Contrary to what he says here, I think it's Cage that always sounds the same, not Beethoven.)
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Schoenberg agreed to teach Cage for free, on condition that Cage devote his life for music. I don't think he would have done that if he'd thought that Cage was a charlatan. In any case, at that point in his career Cage was still composing relatively conventional music.
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traffic > beethoven
GeorgSimmel88 (5 days ago) Show Hide
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hahaha that is & interasting conclusion

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