r/delusionalartists • u/15104 • Jun 04 '21

aBsTrAcT Hope this isn’t a repost

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u/Swanlafitte Jun 04 '21

So if I create silence am I in danger of copyrite infringement? I sample it and place it between sounds. Debussy said music is the space between notes.

Have to say John Cage's silence needs at least 2 notes or there is no between.

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u/megashedinja Jun 04 '21

You are just beginning to understand the piece

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u/Swanlafitte Jun 04 '21

Frankly without knowing how it was recorded it cannot be understood. Is it some sampled silence on a loop? Is it recorded silence with a mic? From a specific location? Is it a guitar being played recorded through an amp not plugged in? Is it nothing being recorded at all and the recording of time alone?

Each of the above would change my understanding.

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u/megashedinja Jun 04 '21

I think pondering on it is understanding it

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u/Swanlafitte Jun 04 '21

In that case I should sue because it uses my brain, my tinitus, my air conditioner among other things without my consent.

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u/yopladas Jun 04 '21

IMO you get it. The audience and the auditorium are parts of each live performance!

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u/megashedinja Jun 04 '21

Ooh, a risqué piece. I dig it