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The River

(2,615 posts)
Mon Sep 7, 2020, 09:23 PM Sep 2020

Chord change in Germany of 639-year organ piece

Slow Music
HALBERSTADT, Germany (AP) — Hundreds of fans attended a special kind of musical happening Saturday at a church in Germany: a chord change in an organ piece that is supposed to last for an entirety of 639 years.

The performance of the “ORGAN/ASLSP,” or As Slow As Possible, composition began in September 2001 at the St. Burchardi Church in the eastern town of Halberstadt and is supposed to end in 2640 — if all goes well.

https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Slow-music-Chord-change-in-Germany-of-639-year-15545235.php

No danger of getting this tune stuck in your head.
Will the Grammy's take notice in 2641?

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Chord change in Germany of 639-year organ piece (Original Post) The River Sep 2020 OP
John Cage.... sdfernando Sep 2020 #1

sdfernando

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1. John Cage....
Mon Sep 7, 2020, 09:44 PM
Sep 2020

Meh. I’m not interested in a piece like this. Just gimmicks, like 4’33” of silence...or, how can I get paid for putting nothing on the music staves. Like a writer publishing a book with absolutely no words.

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