4' 33" by John Cage
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4' 33" by John Cage
Any opinions on this? Because I think it is incredible!
In case you have no clue what I am talking about:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUJagb7hL0E
In case you have no clue what I am talking about:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUJagb7hL0E
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"Silence is the fabric upon which the notes are woven." ~Lawrence Duncan
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That takes some serious maturity to pull off, I think. And it takes a mature audience to not just dismiss it as just a random act of theatrics. Personally I think it's amazing.
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Yes, the audience seemed to be very involved. I wonder how this concert would sound in America as opposed to Britain? Interesting to think that different countries can produce different versions of the music they hear...
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Re: 4' 33" by John Cage
If you would care to perform it yourself, it's only $5.95.visualstaff wrote:Any opinions on this? Because I think it is incredible!
In case you have no clue what I am talking about:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUJagb7hL0E
http://www.edition-peters.com/php/stock ... pno=EP6777
Or maybe buy the T-Shirt
http://www.edition-peters.com/php/stock ... no=TTS004S
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Re: 4' 33" by John Cage
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personally i would be pissed if i paid to get into a concert and they played that, sure it interprets the sounds we hear around us as music, but i think its better left to just be studied and never perform, i think its a waste of time that could be filled with a series of better and more deserving musical selections
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