The Most Pleasing Composition of John Cage

[Drakejake]

That would be "4'33," 273 seconds of silence. This is "work" is comparable to
the "installation" in an art museum which consisted of an empty room, noted by
a New York Times art critic. The lesson is obvious: non-objective,
non-rational art can be literally empty as well as meaningless.

JD

[David7Gable]

Actually, the most pleasing music of John Cage is not the chance music that
made him notorious: it is the charming music for prepared piano he wrote in
the 1940's before he discovered chance. Pretty simple stuff, but it really is
charming, the preparation making the piano sound like a gamelan orchestra.

-david gable

[Charlie Handelman]

Cage and Drake have a lot in common..they are both fakes....ch
My best, Charlie.

My Website dedicated to the vocal art is located at:

http://www.handelmania.com

[Jim OlsEn]

That would be "4'33," 273 seconds of silence. >

I have composed several similar pieces but they are not as well known as
Cage's, probably because mine are more difficult to perform.

Jim OlsEn

[Steve Silverman]

Post by Jim OlsEn
I have composed several similar pieces but they are not as well known as
Cage's, probably because mine are more difficult to perform.

Are yours in sonata form, or do you take a more rhapsodic approach?

Steve Silverman

[Jim OlsEn]

Post by Steve Silverman

Post by Jim OlsEn
I have composed several similar pieces but they are not as well known as
Cage's, probably because mine are more difficult to perform.

Are yours in sonata form, or do you take a more rhapsodic approach?
Steve Silverman

Rhapsodic approach? Pfui. Mine are in fugue form, and nothing will do but
'come scritto'. I sent them to Muti but he said the envelope was empty. I
guess I'll have to write them out again.

Jim OlsEn

[Leonard Tillman]

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I have composed several similar pieces but they are not as well known as
Cage's, probably because mine are more difficult to perform.
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Are yours in sonata form, or do you take a more rhapsodic approach?
Steve Silverman
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Rhapsodic approach? Pfui. Mine are in fugue form, and nothing will do
but 'come scritto'. I sent them to Muti but he said the envelope was
empty. I guess I'll have to write them out again.
Jim OlsEn
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Maestro Muti was merely being polite.

He meant that the little Multi-ID Creep's head was (and is) empty. But
why bother writing, when plagiarizing is so much easier!

Of course, there are those embarrassing incidents like the recent one:
The one where Li'l Jimmee got caught with his pants down when the REAL
author of an article caught him, -- and Li'l Ol' Jimmee was forced to
sneak away for a spell.

Flowers bloomed, music filled the air, and there wasn't a cloud in the
sky -- when the clod was gone for even a day.

Maybe such treats will occur again.

Leonard Tillman

[NBPalmer1]

Post by Drakejake
That would be "4'33," 273 seconds of silence.

Not exactly, because in its orchestral form there are instructions for
page-turning....there is an occasional rustle!

NICK/London