Composer Andrew Violette writes in to tell me that the only movement of 4’33″ he really likes is the second. The others, he says, are too short.
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Composer Andrew Violette writes in to tell me that the only movement of 4’33″ he really likes is the second. The others, he says, are too short.
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Bwa ha ha hah. This nearly got me to snort my beer.
Well, then he can do them longer, can’t he?
The entire piece is much too long. I prefer the 2 minutes silence on Remembrance Day, especially in school with all that giggling going on.
Has 4’33″ ever been performed by a musician exactly 6 feet 9 inches tall?
Has anyone who is 14.20604 feet tall performed it for 6 minutes and nine seconds