Listen to the Introduction with John Cage. He gives his rationale for composing this type of music before the performance.
Do you agree? Disagree?
Why?
Yes, it is music because music is the combination of sounds and duration, and Cage produced the sounds at specific times with the use of a stopwatch. It it unusal for a song to consist of the use of household tools for example as instruments, but it is still music.
No, because it is just random sounds, without a tempo
Maddy Mar, Raymond Breault, Alex Echon, Julio Jalate Julio, Raymond and I said that Water Walk is music because it fits the definiton of music (sound+duration). It doesn't matter if the listeners enjoy it or not, because there will always be songs or genres of music that you don't like, but that doesn't mean that they are not music. Alex said that it wasn't music because the sounds created by the unconventional instruments were disorganized and chaotic.
John Cage's performance was music. If music is simply defined as sound and duration, then it was music. I did not think it was good music, but it was music none the less. John Cage's performance was not music. The performance he gave was just a series of sounds with no rhythm or pattern. Kevin Bird Ali McGrew Michelle Nguyen Cole Bernabei
We consider it music because by definition music is a duration of sound in a certain order. There are specified notes and times each "instrument" is played.
It could not be music because it had no rhythm, beat, inspiration, or meaning. The piece was not very appealing.
Yes, it is music because music is the combination of sounds and duration, and Cage produced the sounds at specific times with the use of a stopwatch. It it unusal for a song to consist of the use of household tools for example as instruments, but it is still music.
ReplyDeleteNo, because it is just random sounds, without a tempo
-Luc and Maria
There is a tempo. Mr. Cage uses a stopwatch for timing.
DeleteWe agree with Kevin, the timing of the music could be considered tempo.
DeleteMaddy Mar, Raymond Breault, Alex Echon, Julio Jalate
ReplyDeleteJulio, Raymond and I said that Water Walk is music because it fits the definiton of music (sound+duration). It doesn't matter if the listeners enjoy it or not, because there will always be songs or genres of music that you don't like, but that doesn't mean that they are not music.
Alex said that it wasn't music because the sounds created by the unconventional instruments were disorganized and chaotic.
The music was planned. Mr. Cage used a stopwatch to make sure the sounds were organized.
DeleteJohn Cage's performance was music. If music is simply defined as sound and duration, then it was music. I did not think it was good music, but it was music none the less.
ReplyDeleteJohn Cage's performance was not music. The performance he gave was just a series of sounds with no rhythm or pattern. Kevin Bird
Ali McGrew
Michelle Nguyen
Cole Bernabei
We think that the sounds he created did have a rhythm.
DeleteEmily, Amanda, Jack, Dani
ReplyDeleteWe consider it music because by definition music is a duration of sound in a certain order. There are specified notes and times each "instrument" is played.
It could not be music because it had no rhythm, beat, inspiration, or meaning. The piece was not very appealing.
There is inspiration and meaning. Mr Cage was trying to challenge the conventional idea of music.
DeleteWe think there was some inspiration/meaning behind the piece.
Delete-Maddy, Raymond, Alex, Julio