Klarinet Archive - Posting 000882.txt from 2001/09

From: alevin@-----. Levin)
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: Bernstein Sonata/Audience & performer (was: Cage
Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2001 12:30:45 -0400

Of course there's humor in the whole concept. That doesn't make it less
valid. There's also no question that the piece is "performance art". So
what? I wouldn't want to attend a performance of Wellington's Victory more
than once every couple of decades -- or even a complete performance
of The Art of the Fugue.

At 07:31 PM 9/26/01 -0500, you wrote:
>This may simply prove how provincial my tastes are, but if 4'33" and the
>other period of silence pieces aren't intended as humor, they've missed a
>good chance.

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