2 stars out of 5
THIS IS UNBELIEVEABLE!! As in unbelievably weird. Is silence music? Well, you tell me. This “song” is not even a song: John Cage, a modernist composer, wrote this short piano piece in 1952 (why are they selling it now?). The song instructs the piano soloist not to play any notes at all; the only sound you hear is by the audience and their surroundings. No wonder iTunes gives it out for free.
There is a huge argument over whether or not this counts as music, making it one of the most famous and controversial compositions of Cage’s career. ITunes says, “even when there’s apparently nothing present to make a sound, you can always hear something if you listen hard enough.” Well, my volume was up on my iPod mini (yeah, I now, it’s old), but I could hardly hear a thing! I might as well listen to my surroundings. Apparently you’re supposed to be able to hear traffic outside, creaking floorboards, and a clock ticking.
This is a song, 1 minute and forty-five seconds, of basically nothing. Yet it says a lot, which is why I think it deserves 2 stars out of 5, not just 1 (1 means “thanks for trying”). And I thought it was pretty funny. It reminds me of those paintings that are just a blank canvas, but they sell a million dollars or something. I’m thinking of trying that one of these days. :P Hilarious…but don’t download it.
THIS IS UNBELIEVEABLE!! As in unbelievably weird. Is silence music? Well, you tell me. This “song” is not even a song: John Cage, a modernist composer, wrote this short piano piece in 1952 (why are they selling it now?). The song instructs the piano soloist not to play any notes at all; the only sound you hear is by the audience and their surroundings. No wonder iTunes gives it out for free.
There is a huge argument over whether or not this counts as music, making it one of the most famous and controversial compositions of Cage’s career. ITunes says, “even when there’s apparently nothing present to make a sound, you can always hear something if you listen hard enough.” Well, my volume was up on my iPod mini (yeah, I now, it’s old), but I could hardly hear a thing! I might as well listen to my surroundings. Apparently you’re supposed to be able to hear traffic outside, creaking floorboards, and a clock ticking.
This is a song, 1 minute and forty-five seconds, of basically nothing. Yet it says a lot, which is why I think it deserves 2 stars out of 5, not just 1 (1 means “thanks for trying”). And I thought it was pretty funny. It reminds me of those paintings that are just a blank canvas, but they sell a million dollars or something. I’m thinking of trying that one of these days. :P Hilarious…but don’t download it.
Reminds me of Jackson P. I hate modernist idiots (I have a real bone to pick with contemporary art- most of its random).
ReplyDeleteThough I agree this guy's idea was interesting, modern art reminds me of the movie Vicky Christina Barcelona (about the dumbest thing I have ever watched on the silver screen- if it was supposed to be sarcastic or parodyish, then I missed the humor).
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