Subject: Scholarly discussion of the music of John Cage.
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- From: Rob Haskins <>
- To: Paul Beaudoin <>
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- Subject: [silence] Re: Counterpoint lessons
- Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2012 17:08:12 -0500
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He said that years later he decided that the answer was the question that was asked. I can find a citation for you if you want.
All best,
Rob
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Rob Haskins, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Music, College of Liberal Arts
University of New Hampshire
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On Sun, Feb 19, 2012 at 3:42 PM, Paul Beaudoin <> wrote:
While recounting a counterpoint lesson Cage had with Schoenberg,Cage closes with the question Schoenberg posed "What is the principle underlying all the solutions?" Cage, as far as I know, never said what he (or Schoenberg) thought was the answer. I am torn between the answer being voice-leading and the concept of consonance/dissonance. I am wondering if any of you have thoughts about this?
Rob Haskins, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Music, College of Liberal Arts
University of New Hampshire
M-105, Paul Creative Arts Center
30 Academic Way
Durham, NH 03824
603-862-3987 (office)
603-862-3155 (fax)
<http://unh.edu/music/>
<http://robhaskins.net>
<http://musicandmiscellaneous.blogspot.com/>
- [silence] Counterpoint lessons, Paul Beaudoin, 02/19/2012
- [silence] Re: Counterpoint lessons, Rob Haskins, 02/19/2012
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