malik@delphi.DEC (Karl Malik ZK01-1/F22 1-1440) (06/04/84)
Subj; minimal anecdote The following anecdote is attributed to William Saroyan (American Author) - seems relevant to minimalism. There was this husband and wife. The husband played the cello as a hobby. The thing was, he would play this one note, over and over for hours at a time. The wife put up with this for weeks, but finally couldn't stand it any longer and confronted her husband. "Husband', she said, "I've noticed that when other people play the cello, they move their hands up and down the fingerboard and play many notes, but you just keep repeating that one note!". "Ah", said the husband, "that's because they're looking for it, and I've found it!". - Karl