tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post4463283905986637497..comments2024-03-27T23:06:03.736-05:00Comments on The Music Salon: Let Freedom Ring!Bryan Townsendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09482696991279345516noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post-32853272390459734592012-07-19T17:39:38.159-05:002012-07-19T17:39:38.159-05:00I've talked about John Cage in a few different...I've talked about John Cage in a few different places here on the Music Salon. The funny thing is that while 4'33 is an absurd musical composition, it is wonderfully useful as an example when you are talking about aesthetics and composition. Call it an essential example!Bryan Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482696991279345516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post-6502403579744182432012-07-19T17:33:09.271-05:002012-07-19T17:33:09.271-05:00I really like "Take Five." It brought b...I really like "Take Five." It brought back memories from when I was a kid and my dad listened to Dave Brubeck and Billy Holliday late into the night. As I was trying to get to sleep... Brubeck is from Stockton, California, where I'm from. I do wonder why John Cage got so famous. Maybe we're not as free as we think, if we can't tell that the emperor has no clothes on.Marynoreply@blogger.com