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.
Kyle Gann on music after the fact
by Kyle Gann
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.
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