Thu
Jan 17 2013
04:04 pm
4' 33"
By: michael kaplan  shortURL

Roberta Rust, guest pianist, is performing tonight at UT Cox Auditorium, 8:00 pm - if it's not canceled because of the snow. Included in the program is John Cage's infamous, silent 4' 33"

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mte's picture

It's not really

Submitted by mte (not verified) on Thu, 2013/01/17 - 4:25pm.

It's not really silent—environmental and ambient sounds are considered to be part of the performance.

AC's picture

Ha! There's nothing silent

Submitted by AC on Thu, 2013/01/17 - 4:25pm.

Ha! There's nothing silent about 4'33" :-)

michael kaplan's picture

as of this moment, the

Submitted by michael kaplan on Thu, 2013/01/17 - 4:33pm.

as of this moment, the recital is not canceled.

Bbeanster's picture

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Submitted by Bbeanster on Thu, 2013/01/17 - 7:46pm.

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michael kaplan's picture

it was canceled

Submitted by michael kaplan on Fri, 2013/01/18 - 11:37am.

so it was silent after all. may be rescheduled, however.

AC's picture

So...it was the ultimate

Submitted by AC on Fri, 2013/01/18 - 11:44am.

So...it was the ultimate tribute to Cage. Uncertainty allows real life to become the performance.

R. Neal's picture

So if a performance not

Submitted by R. Neal on Fri, 2013/01/18 - 11:50am.

So if a performance not involving performers is not performed, it was actually performed?

Is there a score? Is there a conductor? How does he/she set the tempo so that it comes out to exactly 4:33? If it doesn't does it count as a performance?

metulj's picture

There is a score for 4:33 and

Submitted by metulj on Fri, 2013/01/18 - 11:57am.
(in reply to R. Neal)

There is a score for 4:33 and it counts to the second.

Hildegard's picture

The real genius in how Cage

Submitted by Hildegard on Fri, 2013/01/18 - 2:22pm.
(in reply to metulj)

The real genius in how Cage makes four minutes, thirty-three seconds seem like four hours, thirty-three minutes.

Hey, it's an old joke.

cwg's picture

This is a good story about

Submitted by cwg on Fri, 2013/01/18 - 12:20pm.
(in reply to R. Neal)

This is a good story about the piece.

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AC's picture

There is a score. and it is

Submitted by AC on Fri, 2013/01/18 - 1:59pm.
(in reply to R. Neal)

There is a score. and it is precise. But it is also intended to point to something greater.

One of the best books I read last year was: "Where the Heart Beats: John Cage, Zen Buddhism, and the Inner Life of Artists" by Kay Larsen.

It's a beautiful, powerful, and enlightening book...as a work of history, as an insight into the act of creation, and into the art of living. Highly recommended.

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