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John Cage's Muzak-Plus: The Fu(rni)ture of Music
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This article investigates the relationships between Muzak and the work of the avant-garde composer John Cage as one of the many unexplored links between the most advanced artistic endeavors and the aesthetics of the commercial and corporate environment. It suggests that the difference between the art of Cage ("Muzak-Plus") and the commercial music by the Muzak Corporation lies less in what superficially distinguishes them than in their common attempt to affect and shape society by the means of an aesthetic product designed to dissolve into life itself.
Title: John Cage's Muzak-Plus: The Fu(rni)ture of Music
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This article investigates the relationships between Muzak and the work of the avant-garde composer John Cage as one of the many unexplored links between the most advanced artistic endeavors and the aesthetics of the commercial and corporate environment.
It suggests that the difference between the art of Cage ("Muzak-Plus") and the commercial music by the Muzak Corporation lies less in what superficially distinguishes them than in their common attempt to affect and shape society by the means of an aesthetic product designed to dissolve into life itself.
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