Posted by Leland on January 22, 2004 at 19:55:19:
In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Tubas and Test-tubes posted by Mary Ann on January 22, 2004 at 09:33:50:
Ya gotta say, though that nearly every musician knows the name John Cage, or at least knows of his 4'33".
In that sense, he succeeded -- he, among others, got people to talk about the very nature of music, not just about who makes sounds that are more listenable than others.