Scholarly discussion of the music of John Cage.

[Rod Stasick <>]

The only problem I have with this event is that it appears

to be part of a tradition. Traditions should go boom like the 

old piano. The only waste that I can see is that it isn't put into

a larger art context - video and/or audio supported as well.

My mind fills with ideas of live and/or studio audio processing.

Annea Lockwood has documented a beautiful sounding piano burning.

As for the comments about music school funding:

shouldn't these people be directing their angst elsewhere?

If someone had given them an old broken-down car,

would they really think that was better than having no car at all?

I'm a music lover too - mostly, a sound lover 

(which is better than being an unsound lover, I suppose ; - ) )

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On Feb 3, 2011, at 3:48 PM, Derek Piotr wrote:

music lovers, tim hecker's new record brought forth my awareness of this awful activity; perhaps you'll become moved enough to pen a letter to susan yourself, see below...

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From: Derek Piotr <>
Date: Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 4:41 PM
Subject: piano drop
To: 


hello susan

tim hecker's forthcoming album, as perhaps you are aware ( http://www.xlr8r.com/news/2011/01/video-tim-hecker-piano-drop ), has brought my attention to the annual ritual you permit on your grounds. being a music lover i find it appalling. as sure as i am that you get dozens of letters from people like me urging you to cease permitting this bizarre rite, i can only hope i am the straw to the camel's back, and that you will finally consider banning this useless activity. tradition aside, do you even see the point of it? even if nothing is done, i'd be interested in your views here.

this link may prove useful: http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/letters/articles/2008/04/28/mit_piano_drop_strikes_wrong_chord/

respectfully,
derek crofut

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