What is the longest song ever written? The answer is a piece entitled “As Slow As Possible” by avant-garde composer John Cage. A group in eastern Germany has taken Cage’s instructions to the
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Plagiarism is an awful thing. It’s when you appropriate someone else’s work and then claim it for your own. It’s immoral, unethical and in many cases, illegal. Now consider this. Mike Batt is
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In 1952, composer John Cage came up with something he called “4’33″” (read as “four thirty-three,” as in four minutes and 33 seconds). Divided into three movements (30 seconds, 2:23 and 1:40), it
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As previewed in this space last week, an insanely rare musical moment was executed on Saturday when a new set of tones emerged from the organ in Germany’s Halberstadt Cathedral. The instrument was
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Back in 1987, experimental composer John Cage unveiled Organ2/ASLSP (As Slow as Possible), a piece that when performed on piano lasts anywhere from 20 to 70 minutes. But Cage never actually specified how
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Death metal band Dead Territory has released this cover of John Cage’s “4’33”.” If you don’t get the joke–actually, it’s not a joke–go here.
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One of the weirdest avant-garde compositions of all time is John Cage’s 1952 work, “4’33″” (You pronounce it “four minutes and thirty-three seconds.”). Its original form consists of a pianist sitting at the
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Ruth Blatt–who has been excerpted in these pages many times before–wrote this Forbes article entitled “The Remarkably Simple Technique Behind These Innovations in Music and in Business.” Keep reading.
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