Re: [microsound] our first .microsound poll

[Arie van Schutterhoef <arsche@xxxxxxxxx>]

>I agree, Cage gets slammed a lot on this list.
-I don't understand why Cage the composer and Cage the
 writer/philosopher can't be judged separately.
 When people are active both as artists and theoretical
 writers, they quite often contradictory in their acts.
 Theories often sound very inspirational, but make
 lousy art. As much as great art is often lousy theory.


>Cage provided alternatives to how we listen to sound and developed creative
>performative structures, not just new toys to make sound with, he also
>presented the phonograph cartridge as a musical instrument and thus created
>live electronic music.
-For the development of live electronic music has been very
 important. The current laptop performance-warriors own a lot
 to him. He also started much earlier with it than Stockhausen.


>Cage was just a faggot folk hero
-I never understood what this had to do with his music,
 in the first place. Secondly, I don't think it's anyone's
 bloody business. Too much emphasis is placed on this.
 Also in the political world in the USA and also in the UK,
 if your inclination is of what Cage was accused of, you
 are deemed to be unfit to be  government. To what reason
 is never told. Just accusations.


AvS

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