[Dixielandjazz] Second Chord Sounded in John Cage's 639
yearconcert.
Bill Gunter
jazzboard at hotmail.com
Mon Jan 9 21:21:39 PST 2006
Regarding the John Cage Project . . .
As we all realize, this is total garbage and is designed to make the world
marvel at what a fantastic human being John Cage must have been rather than
what a splendid piece of music this is.
****! (extremely vulgar word here) - you can't dance to a tune that begins
with a year and a half rest.
I once subscribed to a periodical produced by the University of California
at Davis Music Department. It was about "new music." One issue contained a
recording of a piano burning (you had to laugh or cry or both)" and I
remember getting an issue that had a page of music manuscript paper with
nothing written on it, but it had a number of bullet holes punched through
it. The "composer" had set a wad of the manuscript paper up against a fence
and shot it up with his rifle. It was incorporated into the pages of the
periodical. It was fun to listen to.
Please . . . somebody . . . try to convince me that this is serious academic
stuff and not just children getting their kicks by being outre.
Sheesh!
Bill " " Gunter
jazzboard at hotmail.com
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