[lbo-talk] Re:john cage

[Jordan Hayes]

> I've always thought that silence--meaning here the absolute
> absence of the solo instrument or all instruments in an
> emsemble playing for some duration--is just another musical
> element.

Reggae and jazz musicians would for sure agree with you :-)

For what it's worth, 4:33 has a score that contains a variety of 'notes'
though all of them are of the type 'rest' . . . it's interesting to see
someone perform the piece, because they wind up needing to turn the
pages, etc.