John Cage expressed his belief that random chance
can, does, and should play a role in the act of artistic creation. In his
experience, that act is musical composition. Both the principle and the
practice, he repeatedly suggested are manifestations of an essential force of
creation, and a perspective on that force (Zen Buddhist philosophy). In other words, he believed that randomness and chaos are as actively functional in the universe and in the life
of the human individual as order and structure and should therefore be
accepted, if not embraced, as a fundamental aspect of existence.
John Cage had argued that the act of creating
music has for too long been defined by principles of order and structure. The
implication is that his work and approach are in fact an evolution, a movement
forward in the expression of the universal and individual creative impulse. John
Cage encouraged new ways of thinking and experiencing music in particular and
existence in general.
The idea of meaning emerging from chance and randomness
is what led to his theory of indeterminacy. Indeterminacy, in turn, contributes
to his definition of music as any sound heard.
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