John Cage's 4'33"

A performance by William Marx of John Cage's 4'33.
Filmed at McCallum Theatre, Palm Desert, CA.

Composer John Adams wrote the following in The New York Times review of Mr. Cage's new biography, "The Zen of Silence" :
"John Cage....prodded us to reevaluate how we define not only music but the entire experience of encountering art."

Read the complete review of Kenneth Silverman's book:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/21/books/review/Adams-t.html?_r=1&ref=john...

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[WhatDrySpell]

Just made this my ring tone :D

[Jared2324]

one word: talent

[cyclothymic]

A work of genius on so many levels.

[JeffDynamics]

@alignment12 That piece is the most complex thing you will ever look at! Part of it is in 17/28 time and then it shifts to the key of Z!

[alrovaz1995]

TRY TO PLAY IT WITHOUT CLOCK!!!

[jbarisbe]

this version sounds like hell

[alignment12]

He has sheet music.. what does the score look like??? o_o

[AfroDeezeeYak]

@mygodDYLAN1 ummm YEAH: the ambient noise is the WHOLE POINT of the piece. Jesus Christ kid: go read up on 4'33" and what Cage's intention was -it's soaring far over your head at this point.

[mygodDYLAN1]

@AfroDeezeeYak that noise isnt part of the act. and the offical studio recording of this peice is what i anaylized not a youtube video audio of a live performance hahahaha

[BenjaminFeilich]

1:10

That awkward moment when you cough during 4'33"

That more awkward moment when you get shushed for coughing during 4'33"

[AfroDeezeeYak]

@mygodDYLAN1 Well don't you look smart now? Analyzed it and everything.

Just watch the video and listen: you can hear PLENTY of ambient sound. A shame: with all your expensive programs and gear, you can't even hear something which was there all along.

[mygodDYLAN1]

@AfroDeezeeYak i imported this supposed piece in pro tools and anayalized any kind of sound. there was no sound. thus there was no music. thus this isn't music by english language definition.