I doubt much thought was given to the tradition of ancient tree-thumping behind it.

I wouldn't be so sure. A lot of so-called new music drew its inspiration from folk forms, primitivism, exotica & ethnomusicology - in a similar way to Cubists took fresh inspiration from tribal art. Cage drew on all sorts of ideas - he even had Joe Heaney, Seamus Ennis and Matt Molloy involved in his Roaratorio.

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I find you altogether too vindictive, spiteful, & altogether unpleasant to engage with in any further conversation.

Awww. And we were getting along so nicely until you started playing the prat at 04:51 AM. Hell, I even took your 04:19 AM in good humour! Fact is, MtheGM - up until you started serving up your vindictive, spiteful & unpleasant bullshit this was a perfectly civilised thread.