On 4-May-07, at 6:38 AM, Phil Daley wrote:
I would say John Cage knew nothing about "composing".
I'm sorry to be so blunt, but you are just wrong here. Even if you confine your definition to "traditional" music, or music that YOU like, his works for percussion are brilliant examples, ripe for inclusion in any textbook on composition, and vital study for anyone writing for percussion.
Survey 100 people on the street. At least 99 would say, "John who?"
That argument is a red herring. Popularity is no test at all of whether Cage knows anything about composing. Probably more people know him than know Toru Takemitsu, or Fanny Mendelssohn, or, well name just about any composer outside the ones who show up on orchestra programs regularly.
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