casapete Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 (edited) LOL. Edited April 17, 2016 by casapete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 [quote name='alyctes' timestamp='1460847566' post='3029344'] Since nobody else has mentioned John Cage... [/quote] By 4'33" isn't silent. The musicians don't play but there are always plenty of noises going on during the performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alyctes Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1460884222' post='3029470'] By 4'33" isn't silent. The musicians don't play but there are always plenty of noises going on during the performance. [/quote] True. But I doubt a silent band would be any different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDaddy Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 [quote name='alyctes' timestamp='1460935440' post='3030005'] True. But I doubt a silent band would be any different. [/quote] Not true. 4'33" [u]is[/u] [size=4]silent. The score states 'tacet'. [/size] So whatever else is going on volume wise, it's not the performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 [quote name='MacDaddy' timestamp='1460937530' post='3030011'] Not true. 4'33" [u]is[/u] silent. The score states 'tacet'. So whatever else is going on volume wise, it's not the performance. [/quote] But Cage specifically wrote 4' 33" in order for the audience to hear what other sounds would normally be present during a musical performance but were masked by the music. This why there are recordings of the performance and the location of the recording is the important part. Also IIRC the instruction to the pianist (it's technically a solo piano piece) is to close the piano keyboard lid at the start of the performance and to open it again at the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alyctes Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Thanks folks, and apologies to the OP. I should have stayed quiet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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