Scholarly discussion of the music of John Cage.

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Where did Cage write, and how exactly is it worded, this story: when a friend of his from India told him that the purpose of music (in India) was "to quiet the mind, thus opening it to divine influences," to which (I think) Lou Harrison pointed out to Cage that he found the same purpose of music in a medieval manuscript. Okay, any help sourcing this one would be appreciated (I'm sure this story exists in a few different places).

thanks,

Andrew

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Andrew Smith
S.E.M. Ensemble
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