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As early as in 1952, John Cage had started to address both the perception of emptiness and the random quality of what happens in a prescribed space in his piece 4:33, which consisted entirely of silence. Forty years later, having spoken about silence musically, Cage now wished to treat it visually – through a film about light itself.
4′33″ [a] is a modernist composition [b] by American experimental composer John Cage.It was composed in 1952 for any instrument or combination of instruments; the score instructs performers not to play their instruments throughout the three movements.
John Milton Cage Jr. (September 5, 1912 – August 12, 1992) was an American composer and music theorist.A pioneer of indeterminacy in music, electroacoustic music, and non-standard use of musical instruments, Cage was one of the leading figures of the post-war avant-garde.
"A John Cage Compendium" Haskins, Rob. 2004. "An Anarchic Society of Sounds": The Number Pieces of John Cage. Ph.D. Diss., Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester. Popoff, A. 2010. "John Cage’s Number Pieces: The Meta-Structure of Time-Brackets and the Notion of Time". Perspectives of New Music, pp. 65–84, 48/1. Popoff, A. 2011.
Cage's early radical phase reached its height that summer of 1952, when he unveiled the first art "happening" at Black Mountain College, and 4'33", the so-called controversial "silent piece". The premiere of 4'33" was performed by David Tudor. The audience saw him sit at the piano, and close the lid of the piano.
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4′33″ (1952) by John Cage (1912–1992) silent; in three movements lasting a total of four minutes and 33 seconds, for any instrument or combination of instruments. 4'33" No. 2 (1962) by John Cage; Also known as 0'00"; the performer determines the extent to which the piece is silent, mostly silent, noisy, or raucous.