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Originally Posted by Stone Birds
for those of you who don't know "4'33" was a 3 song album by John Cage, (all songs were blank unless you amplified by about 1000%, then it was noise with a small beat at a tempo of like 10bpm) the album last i checked made John Cage over $200. (the title 4'33 was because the length was exactly 4 minutes and 33 seconds)
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Uh.... actually it wasn't an album by John Cage. it was a piece written by John Cage who A) Hated recordings and B) Wouldn't have a small beat when amplified by 1000% because that completely goes against the meaning of the piece.
The whole point is to experience the natural world of sounds around you istead of being fixated on what we call music.
"Recordings" of the piece have been made but none were commissioned by Cage himself. Most people when they want to experiment with 4 minutes 33 either set a timer, site down at a piano and follow the bars or see it performed in concert.
From Cage's biggest fanboy
