John Cage: Crowds flock to hear song change chord for first time in seven years

[Nail Soup]

I see it's being performed in Germany.

I dare say there will be a few Krautrock purists who think the change has come too soon!

[pigface]

1 hour ago, Nail Soup said:

I see it's being performed in Germany.

I dare say there will be a few Krautrock purists who think the change has come too soon!

That made me laugh. Well done. Lucky I'd finished my tea.

[Jus Lukin]

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Edited March 8, 2022 by Jus Lukin

[Beedster]

1 minute ago, Jus Lukin said:

And that gargantuan tempo blows away even Sunn O))) who, incidentally played The Barbican a few years back.

Ha ha, fair point mate, I was tongue in cheek

[Jus Lukin]

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Edited March 8, 2022 by Jus Lukin

[Nail Soup]

I pity whoever has to make the radio edit of this.

[Rich]

10 hours ago, Doctor J said:

I don’t want to be around when they spend 7 years in D minor, the saddest of all keys.

Simple notes, intertwining... but you won't get to hear them actually intertwine unless you've got a spare 30 years or so.

[silverfoxnik]

Great thread! 👍😁

From Wikipedia :

'Suspense is a state of mental uncertainty, anxiety, of being undecided, or of being doubtful.[1] In a dramatic work, suspense is the anticipation of the outcome of a plot or of the solution to an uncertainty, puzzle, or mystery,[2][3][4][5] particularly as it affects a character for whom one has sympathy.[6] However, suspense is not exclusive to fiction... '

Now that we all understand what the use of' suspense' means in an artistic setting, we can move on to explore the concept of 'suspenseful music'.. 

So, please make a note to look out for my next post on this riveting subject here on Basschat sometime around 07:45 on 07/09/27.... 

😁

[musicbassman]

And of course, this:

Stop sniggering at the back.

 

[nige1968]

3 minutes ago, musicbassman said:

And of course, this:

Stop sniggering at the back.

 

Preferred the original tbh

[BassTractor]

Reminds me of the old adage I invented this morning: Cage was never a good composer, but he was an important composer.
Oh, and he did have humour. 

[Hellzero]

2 hours ago, musicbassman said:

And of course, this:

Stop sniggering at the back.

 

Looks like the pianist decided to slow down the tempo a lot. So you can hear every non-note rising and decaying perfectly. A true genius pianist ! Some purists might want to throw him stones...