[Borges]

I've always wanted to go to a performance of that thing and keep muttering "This is the worst performance of 4:33 I've never heard!" so I can have people shush me throughout.

[GSWarrior]

Do symphony orchestras actually perform 4:33?

[spinestein]

That would be funny.



I just wonder what you would SEE on stage at a performance of Cage's 4'33".

Would it be an empty stage, or would you see an entire orchestra up there following the conductor in a performance of absolutely nothing?

[July 4th]

I've always wanted to go to a performance of that thing and keep muttering "This is the worst performance of 4:33 I've never heard!" so I can have people shush me throughout.

That's the point! I was at a college concert where this "piece" was "performed," and after about 2 minutes people figure out what's going on and start listening to the sounds in the room.

An interestingly enough, the piece is copyrighted.

[Mycroft Holmes]

I've always wanted to go to a performance of that thing and keep muttering "This is the worst performance of 4:33 I've never heard!" so I can have people shush me throughout.

I once owned an LP titled _Marcel Marceau's Greatest Hits_ which was 20 minutes of silence on a side followed by 1 minute of applause.

regards,

[bboop]

Haha, you should do that at a concert. Honestly, the Emporer has NO CLOTHES.

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

I've always wanted to go to a performance of that thing and keep muttering "This is the worst performance of 4:33 I've never heard!" so I can have people shush me throughout.

I'll go with you and crinkle my cough drop wrappers through the entire 4:33 min/sec. We'll have a GREAT time! ;-)