> John Cage argued that music could be defined as sound organized in time, which would imply that someone was deliberately organizing it but what about naturally occurring music (birds for example)? Does it need to be organized deliberately by a human?
Did John Cage mention "human" though? You seem to shift the goal post there.
>What about artists who record random sounds from the environment and use that as a composition? Cabaret Voltaire used to record the sounds of the construction site across the street from their studio, NWW's Soliliquy for Lilith is composed of a feedback glitch, and Einstuerzende Neubauten's Steh Auf Berlin begins with the sound of a jackhammer to give a few examples.
there's nothing random about those sounds, though - they were clearly organized into appearing at a specific point, in a specific context.
The Nurse with Wound example is interesting, but it's literally noise organised in time...
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> John Cage argued that music could be defined as sound organized in time, which would imply that someone was deliberately organizing it but what about naturally occurring music (birds for example)? Does it need to be organized deliberately by a human?
Did John Cage mention "human" though? You seem to shift the goal post there.
>What about artists who record random sounds from the environment and use that as a composition? Cabaret Voltaire used to record the sounds of the construction site across the street from their studio, NWW's Soliliquy for Lilith is composed of a feedback glitch, and Einstuerzende Neubauten's Steh Auf Berlin begins with the sound of a jackhammer to give a few examples.
there's nothing random about those sounds, though - they were clearly organized into appearing at a specific point, in a specific context.
The Nurse with Wound example is interesting, but it's literally noise organised in time...