20th Century Music and Your Definition of Music

THE PROFESSOR DOES NOT WANT IT DOUBLE SPACE.

Watch the performance: choose one of these:
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Please number your paragraphs and make sure you do all four; do not give me one long paragraph.

Paragraph 1:

State the definition of music you mentioned at the beginning of the semester and explain why this piece is, or is not music to you. Be specific.

Paragraph 2:

Has this module (or this class) changed/reinforced your personal definition of music? How?

Paragraph 3:

List the elements of music (refer to the beginning of the book and list the basic 4 categories of sound). Reflect on how at least three of the elements are or are not manipulated in this piece. How does the presence of certain elements and lack of other elements impact the piece’s success? Please be SPECIFIC.

Paragraph 4:

Referring to the interview with Cage and the essay on the work, what is your reaction to Cage’s ideas about silence? What is your emotional and intellectual response to this piece?

5. Respond to at least two of your colleagues’ posts.

Now that you have completed this assignment here is what actor Nicholas Cage does with 4’33″‘
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