Silence question

[smueske]

This thread has got me thinking about my own impatience with composing. I've been thinking about "breathing room" for awhile and while it's not about silence, per se, it's about the perception of silence.

To answer the original poster, I think I'd be upset. I mean it would work for maybe up to ten seconds, then I'd think "well what the hell have I wasted my time on this for."

As others have mentioned, the Cage piece is about the audience. But I think the larger concept is interesting, do we consider silence enough in our compositions? For me, the answer is no and this is disturbing. Is it because I get bored easily? Do I think something has to be clever to be appreciated? I don't know. Great topic to think about though.

[Acoustic Interloper]