4′33″ (pronounced Four minutes, thirty-three seconds or, as the composer himself referred to it, Four, thirty-three) is a three-movement composition by American avant-garde composer John Cage (1912–1992). It was composed in 1952 for any instrument (or combination of instruments), and the score instructs the performer not to play the instrument during the entire duration of the piece throughout the three movements (the first being thirty seconds, the second being two minutes and twenty-three seconds, and the third being one minute and forty seconds). Although commonly perceived as "four minutes thirty-three seconds of silence", the piece actually consists of the sounds Read Full Bio4′33″ (pronounced Four minutes, thirty-three seconds or, as the composer himself referred to it, Four, thirty-three) is a three-movement composition by American avant-garde composer John Cage (1912–1992). It was composed in 1952 for any instrument (or combination of instruments), and the score instructs the performer not to play the instrument during the entire duration of the piece throughout the three movements (the first being thirty seconds, the second being two minutes and twenty-three seconds, and the third being one minute and forty seconds). Although commonly perceived as "four minutes thirty-three seconds of silence", the piece actually consists of the sounds of the environment that the listeners hear while it is performed. Over the years, 4′33″ became Cage's most famous and most controversial composition.
Conceived around 1947–1948, while the composer was working on Sonatas and Interludes, 4′33″ became for Cage the epitome of his idea that any sounds constitute, or may constitute, music.It was also a reflection of the influence of Zen Buddhism, which Cage studied since the late forties. In a 1982 interview, and on numerous other occasions, Cage stated that 4′33″ was, in his opinion, his most important work
Conceived around 1947–1948, while the composer was working on Sonatas and Interludes, 4′33″ became for Cage the epitome of his idea that any sounds constitute, or may constitute, music.It was also a reflection of the influence of Zen Buddhism, which Cage studied since the late forties. In a 1982 interview, and on numerous other occasions, Cage stated that 4′33″ was, in his opinion, his most important work
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Credimus
@Jackson Cardoso Leite No, it's not music and i can prove it easily. Unless we live in different planets.
Definition of music according to Cambridge Dictionary:
"a patter of sounds made by musical instruments, voices, or computer, or a combination of these, intended to give pleasure to people listening to it."
Then you, " oh, but silence is a form of sound". Well, it's actually not.
Definition of sound and silence by Cambridge Dictionary:
Silence: "a period *without any sound*."
Sound: "something that you can hear or that can be heard."
Silence is ausency of sound, so it can't be heard.
My point is: you can find the meaning or historical value you want by this kind of stuff, but it's wrong to go against reality and to define it as something that it isnt.
A blank piece of paper isnt an engineering project.
A natural rock isnt a sculpture.
A blank canvas isnt a painting.
A blank paper with nothing written on it can't be a poem.
Silence isnt music.
We have a rational mind, come on.
toastboii
And this is the reason why everyone can play at least one musical piece.
Ozone
i doubt some people can do this
Karmashark
@r/whooshed it actually is but ok
himanbam
Nah I always mess up the timing
くらかまるです
@r/whooshed What a nice representative name of yours~
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@r/whooshed only the wise people can hear it XD
Insulini
I don't usually listn to John Cage, but when I do, I don't.
Joseph Assiryani
I love lizstening to John Cage
Natiquot Flux
Ok big black men
Emily Levitt
Yes