Bernard Chasan asks:

>It seems to me that there is an interesting philosophical question to be
>considered here.  If 4'33" is played in an isolated clearing in the woods,
>so that no listeners are present, will it still make no sound?

If Mahler's 9th is playing on a boom box in the same place, and the owner
of the boom box suffered a fatal stroke just after he pushed the "play"
button, does it make a sound?

Steve Schwartz