on the topic of cage and looping

[Kriist@aol.com]

cage was a great appreciator of the early impressionistic iconoclast 
composer 
erik satie(grandaddy of the loop?)
there was one of his piano pieces(i dont remember the name, if anybody 
knows 
do tell,id love to know)that was comprised of a very sparse, drawn out 
melody
nothing too outrageous there, BUT the instructions said to play the piece 
some 800 times or so
cage was the first performer to tackle the piece in its entirety
and endevour that lasted 24hrs or so
one can only begin to imagine what playing something over and over and 
over 
like that must do, or become
gives me the willies thinking about it

rodrigo