Timeline: Vermont Public Classical
Timeline: Vermont Public Classical
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John Cage's 4'33" And What Silence Sounds Like
3 minutes Posted Mar 13, 2017 at 4:00 pm.
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20th Century, 1952: In 1952, on a summer day in Woodstock, New York, pianist David Tudor held an outdoor recital of contemporary piano music. During this concert he premiered a new work by composer John Cage. For this performance, Tudor sat at the piano with the lid closed, keys covered for 4 minutes and 33 seconds, split into 3 movements. The results of this performance are still controversial to this day.