Walter Meyer wrote:

>If silence w/in a musical work are an acceptable part of music, why can't
>a relatively brief period of silence of specified duration, admittedly a
>bit longer than the rests or pauses usually encountered as parts of
>conventional musical works, be accepted as an integral musical work in
>its own right?

I plenty agree with you. I just think that, in 4'33" it is a bit repetitive.

Renato Vinicius