Scholarly discussion of the music of John Cage.

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I wonder if there is a school of thought that views silence as something that
is fundamentally performed (entirely a human enactment) rather than viewed as 
a
"thing" that may or may not exist in nature, the mind, etc? 
Initially, I'm thinking particularly how two minutes silence is "observed" in
memorial services etc and wondering whether this so-called observation is not
actually a nuanced kind of performance. And that this is the case in all
enactments of silence, from sitting in a chair staring into space a la De
Quincey to the long not-much-happening concerts of Taku Sugimoto.
And - the rub - where this is precisely addressed by Cage, precision and time
being of the essence. Guidance appreciated.
Thanks.
Ed Baxter