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Classical Music

Montauk6

(8,075 posts) Sun Mar 14, 2021, 08:23 PM Mar 2021

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John Cage - 4'33"

(This'll wear your woofer out)

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John Cage - 4'33" (Original Post) Montauk6 Mar 2021 OP

They're playing the Muzak version at t***p's DC hotel these days Blue Owl Mar 2021 #1

that's some funny shit... bahboo Mar 2021 #2

Something's wrong with my audio system PJMcK Mar 2021 #3

Just don't turn it up MuseRider Mar 2021 #4

Where's the audience? The point of 4'33" was enclosing 4'33" of random audience noise. fierywoman Mar 2021 #5

Blue Owl

(50,347 posts)

1. They're playing the Muzak version at t***p's DC hotel these days

Reply to Montauk6 (Original post)

Sun Mar 14, 2021, 08:31 PM

Mar 2021

bahboo

(16,336 posts)

2. that's some funny shit...

Reply to Blue Owl (Reply #1)

Sun Mar 14, 2021, 08:33 PM

Mar 2021

PJMcK

(22,029 posts)

3. Something's wrong with my audio system

Reply to Montauk6 (Original post)

Sun Mar 14, 2021, 09:06 PM

Mar 2021

Any suggestions?

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MuseRider

(34,105 posts)

4. Just don't turn it up

Reply to PJMcK (Reply #3)

Sun Mar 14, 2021, 09:38 PM

Mar 2021

whatever you do!

fierywoman

(7,682 posts)

5. Where's the audience? The point of 4'33" was enclosing 4'33" of random audience noise.

Reply to Montauk6 (Original post)

Sun Mar 14, 2021, 11:02 PM

Mar 2021

Putting out 4'33" of silence is stupid.

Cage's definition of music: An arrangement of sounds in time and space.

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