tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3002012785472388522.post3469823275185802750..comments2024-01-04T22:37:24.946-06:00Comments on ART ON WRY: John Cage's 4'33 - Art & SoundA.M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15962125765059747033noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3002012785472388522.post-78663433640113077872008-08-25T10:41:00.000-05:002008-08-25T10:41:00.000-05:00"...at the time i was wondering what quite to make..."...at the time i was wondering what quite to make of it all"<BR/><BR/>Such has been my predicament since my birth, Ross. =)<BR/><BR/>heehee.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3002012785472388522.post-60333228908066295432008-08-25T10:39:00.000-05:002008-08-25T10:39:00.000-05:00"scaughtie - i find that playing silence is not th..."scaughtie - i find that playing silence is not the hardest part of playing music - its when i put finger to fret that the problems begin"<BR/><BR/>Ah yes, for those of us not so talented as Mr. Scott, or Ross, I do see how this could be the case. I do so love your humor, Jeeves. It's delightful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3002012785472388522.post-60442383100303059152008-08-25T09:46:00.000-05:002008-08-25T09:46:00.000-05:00the piece isn't focused on the absence of musical ...<I>the piece isn't focused on the absence of musical composition; rather, its focus is the absence of silence as we have come to define it</I><BR/><BR/>it was a confronting piece to listen to...almost like an enforced meditation...there was a tight air of nervous, silent shuffling in the class...at the time i was wondering what quite to make of it all....I think i really need to hear it again!! ;)redgrevilleahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696405738081776461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3002012785472388522.post-9976530477558067932008-08-25T03:27:00.000-05:002008-08-25T03:27:00.000-05:00scaughtie - i find that playing silence is not the...scaughtie - i find that playing silence is not the hardest part of playing music - its when i put finger to fret that the problems beginSurfswarmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11270935369228966329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3002012785472388522.post-4960902830159258932008-08-25T01:45:00.000-05:002008-08-25T01:45:00.000-05:00"Playing silence is the hardest part of making mus..."Playing silence is the hardest part of making music."<BR/><BR/>I like that notion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3002012785472388522.post-53653744755339730032008-08-24T23:36:00.000-05:002008-08-24T23:36:00.000-05:00Playing silence is the hardest part of making musi...Playing silence is the hardest part of making music. Charlie Watts can bust a fat daddy jam in the spaces he ain't though.<BR/><BR/>I got these dried flowers onna door.ScaughtFivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06996948847420675730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3002012785472388522.post-7518778607508738312008-08-24T10:07:00.000-05:002008-08-24T10:07:00.000-05:00I like that idea, Steve. Oh the 70's, when silence...I like that idea, Steve. Oh the 70's, when silence could be comedic and also a party favorite!? <BR/><BR/>A friend emailed the following in response to this post: <BR/><BR/>"When John Cage wrote a "piano" piece consisting of 4 min 33 sec of absolute silence, Igor Stravinsky commented that he was 'looking forward to works of greater length from this composer'".<BR/><BR/>Made me laugh. Yet, in all Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3002012785472388522.post-85239141667466386392008-08-23T22:53:00.000-05:002008-08-23T22:53:00.000-05:00This reminds me of the classic vinyl album, "The B...This reminds me of the classic vinyl album, "The Best of Marcel Marceau" - 40 minutes of silence (total of both sides) followed by a thunderous ovation. I remember seeing the marketing for it back in the '70s, and one of the features was that it could be embedded in a stack loaded in a record changer to create a 20-minute interlude of silence at a party.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3002012785472388522.post-11534921401680727202008-08-22T22:39:00.000-05:002008-08-22T22:39:00.000-05:00Doing my undergrad one of my classmates performed ...Doing my undergrad one of my classmates performed this for the class - I always felt it to be a valid performance piece. <BR/><BR/>I don't listen to 20th cent art music but I found it fascinating when studying it. Indigenous Aboriginal music too.redgrevilleahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696405738081776461noreply@blogger.com