Wednesday, November 2, 2022

Cage

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For anyone who isn't a music nerd, here's a Youtube performance of the famous work. 

11 comments:

JustaJeepGuy said...


I'm disappointed. That video of "4' 33"" is only 3' 42" long!

TrickyRicky said...

That composition should be the halftime entertainment for the next Super Bowl.

Stilton Jarlsberg said...

@JustaJeepGuy- How embarrassing for the conductor!

@TrickyRicky- That's a good idea! Of course, it would probably still be performed with exposed butt cheeks and crotch thrusting.

Sevenheart said...

That song keeps going through my head, I can't get it to stop!

Stilton Jarlsberg said...

@Sevenheart- In case of emergency, and ONLY emergency, you can instead think about "Baby Shark, doo doo doo doo doo doo..."

DougM said...

It's subtler and more nuanced, if you time it with an analog stopwatch rather than a digital one

JustaJeepGuy said...


I'd like to hear what some great jazz musicians do with the tune. I'll bet Miles Davis is working on it right now!

McChuck said...

My comment on this music:

Unknown said...

I'm embarrassed (only slightly) that I laughed at this. I've never heard this piece performed (pun intended), but the title of the piece is accurate only if the conductor directs it at the precise tempo intended by the composer, a task rarely done for any classical composition.

Anonymous said...

The drum solo really rocked the house. BRAVO!!

Anonymous said...

I love this tune! I blast it every morning to get my lazy ass out of bed. So far none of my neighbors have complained! Guess I live in a high class hood, eh?