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Re: OT Now We Will Hear Freedom



Good ol' Google.

From a book "Silence: Lectures and Writings" by John Cage
page 87: http://tinyurl.com/283p4vq
http://www.amazon.com/gp/search?index=books&linkCode=qs&keywords=0819560286

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On Fri, Nov 26, 2010 at 9:21 PM, Mark Showalter <folkstone57@operamail.com> wrote:
Hello All,

Anyone have an idea of the context of that quote?

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: tEd ® KiLLiAn <tedkillian@charter.net>
> To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
> Subject: Re: OT Now We Will Hear Freedom
> Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2010 11:54:31 -0800
>
>
> Wonderful quote there Rick.
>
> Thanks for sharing.
>
> Best,
>
> Ted
>
> On Nov 26, 2010, at 11:48 AM, Rick Walker wrote:
>
> > Percussion music is revolution. Sound and rhythm have too long
> > been  submissive to the restrictions of nineteenth century music.
> > Today we  are fighting for their emancipation. Tomorrow, with
> > electronic music  in our ears, we will hear freedom.
> >
> > - John Cage
> >
> >
> > A wonderful quote from the maestro himself.   In a way,  live
> > looping tools have
> > really done wonders to further this quest for the emancipation he
> >  talks of, don't you think?
> >

>



Mark Showalter
Minden Jot!

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