[silence] Cage and Xenakis

[Phil Thomson]

One of my professors in my undergrad days, Susan Frykberg, studied
with both Cage and Xenakis. She talks about the contrast between their
approaches. If you can figure out how to contact her (I've googled her
without much luck), you might ask her about what they were like as
teachers.

~pt



> Xenakis thought Cage's methods were simplistic (see X's "Formalized
> Music," although he does not mention Cage by name) and lacked the
> intellectual rigor that Xenakis' methods explored. But, like Cage,
> Xenakis thought that a composer must apply his personality (his "flare"
> as Xenakis calls it) to the mathematical computations to create a work
> of art. This does not mean Xenakis had an unfavorable impression of
> Cage or his music.
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> Cage spoke highly of Xenakis, although I cannot recall detailed
> comments on any particular works. There are some passages in "For the
> Birds" which may help.
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> -Josh Ronsen
> in Austin, Texas
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