The piece which just contains silence? Actually I tend to agree with Stewards reluctance of "artists" like Cage but I am not sure if I would generalize. "Minimal Music" can be much fun and the piece I've heard on theorboe was funny - just some very simple patterns which apparently by accident formed a flowing new something.
Thomas Am Fre, 2003-12-19 um 14.24 schrieb Lex Eisenhardt: > Would this piece need much practise? I consider to start my next recital > with it. > L. > > > > > Dear Michael, > > > > It is possible that John Cage achieved something as a composer, but, > > if he did, it has escaped me. Cutting strings, performing in > > silence, and all those other sad gimmicks are utterly abhorrent. No > > doubt he is making some clever, meaningful point, as purport the > > forlorn heaps of modern art junk which clutter the Tate Gallery in > > London, but I hate it. It is anti-music, anti-art, anti-culture, > > anti-everything to which genuine musicians aspire, and as such, it > > is thoroughly worthless. > > > > Best wishes, > > > > Stewart. > > -- Thomas Schall Niederhofheimer Weg 3 D-65843 Sulzbach 06196/74519 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.lautenist.de / www.tslaute.de/weiss --
