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John Cage recital set to last 639 years recently witnessed a chord change

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218 points pseudolus | 3 comments | 3/31/2025, 3:10:00 PM | HN request time: 0.754s | source
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renewiltord[dead post] ◴[4/3/2025, 4:17:00 PM] No.43571914[source]▶

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itishappy ◴[4/3/2025, 4:55:00 PM] No.43572439[source]▶

Let us know when you convince a few hundred people it's interesting enough to visit!

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jacobgkau ◴[4/3/2025, 6:51:00 PM] No.43573789[source]▶

The few hundred people who visited during the 17-month rest are just as silly as someone who'd be convinced to see a random forum poster's millennium rest, that's the kicker.

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1. itishappy ◴[4/3/2025, 7:22:00 PM] No.43574189[source]▶

Maybe if they were visiting just for the music, but perhaps the organ itself is of some interest?

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2. jacobgkau ◴[4/3/2025, 7:35:00 PM] No.43574338[source]▶

Sure, if you want to make it about the engineering accomplishment rather than the music itself. Somewhat to your point, I guess I have more respect for Rainer Neugebauer and the team actually attempting to put this performance on than for John Cage simply writing it down vaguely.

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3. itishappy ◴[4/3/2025, 8:09:00 PM] No.43574739[source]▶

Totally agree. I think Cage's work is vaguely interesting in an abstract sorta way, but the actually interesting part of this piece is the organ itself. I think they're both art, but I personally value the latter more.