Re: question re: The automatic minimum (see above) is two.

David Miller <[email protected]> Mon, 23 Apr 2018 16:17:02 +0000
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Very good, Bill! I'm inclined to agree with you. Although I'm still fond of=
 my own reading (why not?).


David

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf=
 of Brooks, William F <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, April 23, 2018 10:57 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [silence] question re: The automatic minimum (see above) is tw=
o.

I=92d suggest it=92s much simpler: Cage earlier (p. 13) relates his anechoi=
c chamber experience, in which he heard two sounds, one high and one low, i=
n what was supposed to be a totally silent environment.

The sounds were generated by his body, he says. Thus, =93getting up in the =
morning and discovering oneself musician=94, the absolute minimum number of=
 sounds one will encounter is two; it=92s not possible to hear fewer.

Bill

> On Apr 23, 2018, at 08:57, Rod Stasick <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> My interpretation is pretty close to what David has said.
> The =93two=94 would be the event itself and one=92s response
> to the event - their reciprocal relationship.
> The =93tree falls in the forest=94 conundrum that doesn=92t need to be on=
e.
>
> best to all,
>
> Rod
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<p style=3D"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Very good, Bill! I'm inclined to =
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<p style=3D"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">David</p>
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<div class=3D"PlainText">I=92d suggest it=92s much simpler: Cage earlier (p=
. 13) relates his anechoic chamber experience, in which he heard two sounds=
, one high and one low, in what was supposed to be a totally silent environ=
ment.
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The sounds were generated by his body, he says. Thus, =93getting up in the =
morning and discovering oneself musician=94, the absolute minimum number of=
 sounds one will encounter is two; it=92s not possible to hear fewer.&nbsp;
<br>
<br>
Bill <br>
<br>
&gt; On Apr 23, 2018, at 08:57, Rod Stasick &lt;[email protected]&gt; wrote:<=
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&gt; <br>
&gt; My interpretation is pretty close to what David has said.<br>
&gt; The =93two=94 would be the event itself and one=92s response <br>
&gt; to the event - their reciprocal relationship. <br>
&gt; The =93tree falls in the forest=94 conundrum that doesn=92t need to be=
 one.<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; best to all,<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; Rod<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; *************<br>
&gt; Now Playing:<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; Abbie Hoffman - Chicago<br>
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