The Five Pieces You Never Want To Hear Again!

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I don't think he chose novelty, as in novelty for it own sake. I think he chose to explore the limits of music (as in Duchamps "what is an artistic object"). Novelty has never been threatening in the artistic world. What is threateing however, is if someone questions the very norms of what someone else helds dear. That's the only explanation why he succeeded in pissing so many people off. Me, I don't care. It's only music.

Ultimately, people have two choices: 1. they can listen to the music or 2. they can ignore the music. In regards to Cage, I always chose the second option.

[madaboutmahler]

Ultimately, people have two choices: 1. they can listen to the music or 2. they can ignore the music. In regards to Cage, I always chose the second option.

Thank you for coming to back me up John! Yes, I tend to ignore Cage's music as well, just does nothing for me emotionally so I see little point in taking the time to listen to it.

[Mirror Image]

Thank you for coming to back me up John! Yes, I tend to ignore Cage's music as well, just does nothing for me emotionally so I see little point in taking the time to listen to it.

Good to know I'm not alone in my distaste for all things Cage.

[jlaurson]

Thank you for coming to back me up John! Yes, I tend to ignore Cage's music as well, just does nothing for me emotionally so I see little point in taking the time to listen to it.

Some of his music for string quartet is actually worth listening to. I know one of those works kept me -- very much to my surprise -- electrified when I first heard it by the Zehetmair Quartet (amid some Schumann et al.) Not all of it is gratuitously silly or aleatory, random, or too clever by half.