[silence] Composers who use lots of silence

[Thomas Moore]

On 1/15/09 8:04 PM, "John McDonough" <bebopj@ix.netcom.com> wrote:

> Besides Cage and the NY School, are there any composers who use
> silence a lot? I'm looking for pieces that alternate a lot of
> activity with silence, as opposed, for example, to Cage's number
> pieces which alternate long tones with silences.

I would suggest Thomas DeLio, whose works often juxtapose long silences with
bursts of activity. (And although his works are very different than Cage's,
I know John admired his work.)

Tom Moore

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