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Originally Posted by Skaligojurah
Yes, but he dedicated his entire life to breaking free from classical traditions. I think simply for the fact he was trying to steer away from music being 'composed' makes him much more to Avant-garde than classical.
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He is definitely classical. Trying to break away from classical tradition is in no way difficult. Blues-based music did that all along. To me it seemed more as if Cage wanted to
transform the classical world. He didn't move away from it - as most of the audience did... - but tried to change it.