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To: spinestein

"That would be funny.



I just wonder what you would SEE on stage at a performance of Cage's 4'33".

Would it be an empty stage, or would you see an entire orchestra up there following the conductor in a performance of absolutely nothing?"

Don't be silly, it's a piano piece!

Cage also "wrote" a piece called "In C." Another piano "piece" consisting of nothing but hammmerstroke C octaves. After several minutes, people tried leaving the theater only to find speakers in the lobby and those C octaves. Outside the theater and running for several block were more speakers. People were actually running to get away from the performance.

Ah those kookie avante garde ouvre "composers"

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86 posted on 01/06/2006 5:23:17 PM PST by petro45acp (SUPPORT/BE YOUR LOCAL SHEEPDOG! ("On Sheep, Wolves, and Sheepdogs" by Dave Grossman))
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He's also going for 639. Let's root him on.
91 posted on 01/06/2006 5:27:05 PM PST by Borges
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