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Originally Posted by SpectralJulianIsNotDead
The track is just audio of an interview with John Cage regarding Branca. In the background noises start to build up.
John Cage just keeps saying negative things about Branca like Branca's music isn't progressive, it is a return to the middle ages, that it is the reflection of a fascist society, that Branca is just a troubador who stays as close to his music as possible, that music that is only performed by Branca whereas his own music can be performed by others, that Branca is like Wagner and is obsessed with climaxes and works to extend the climax
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I agree with all of these criticisms, whilst still not disliking Branca. Not sure about the middle-ages thing - probably a rhetorical rather than a descriptive device. But yes, this describe Branca fairly well.