Re: [microsound] Cage

[duncan speakman <duncan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

on 8/1/03 8:54 am, ph!L @ c e n t i b e l at
hellomynameisphil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> It might be equally hackneyed to point out that Cage wasn't very fond of
> recordings. I think he would rather you composed your own music rather
> than listening to recordings of his. Even better, from Cage's point of
> view (or is that "point of listening"?), would be not to compose, but
> just to listen to the sounds that there are.

I've personally always preferred Cage the writer than Cage the composer,
much more inspiring conceptually than acoustically.

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duncan speakman
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