Please stop referencing 4'33" by John Cage

Been getting really into the prepared piano pieces, and the album of Gamelan interpretations that's out there. Like anything in the classical world (apparently), there so many recordings and versions out there. Can anyone recommend some definitive recordings for Cage's prepared piano pieces (and anything in a similar realm for him)?

When kids stop blasting it every fucking night when I'm trying to sleep, I'll stop referencing it.

I'm saying nothing

wow I was annoying

Sorry for the revive, but it's unfortunate that "John Cage" became so synonymous with 4'33, because I never actually checked out his work that involved notes until the past year

Jeffrey Pierce is pretty good.

xpost Have you ever read any of his books? I highly recommend Silence.

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that was the post equivalent of 4' 33"

funnier in 2005 imo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-3iLnXV90s

who needs an MPC?

I'm a sucker for Indeterminacy, Jordan; try that.
also dig the toy/prepared piano stuff.

We have this thread about his music fwiw: John Cage: Classic or Dud? Search and Destroy

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new board description?

no one has actually watched "salo" but everyone keeps it in their back pocket for easy edgy responses to tweets like "what movie do you wish they would make into a theme park ride?"

na otm, I was struck this summer by how many Twitter "personalities" were suddenly left with no choice but to demonstratively tweet about being "forced" to watch Salo on exterior projection screens.

I mean, maybe it wasn't a bunch of people, but I distinctly remember at least three incidents where people were tweeting about how embarrassing it was that their "film clubs" just happened to have already picked Salo for a screening but, "oops pandemic" and they just had to screen it outdoors, "haha how transgressive!".

we watched a bootleg VHS dub of salo in film school back in the day, the prof was very proud & titillated to have sourced an uncut copy, and afterwards was absolutely absolutely with me when i wouldnt concede my view that we probably could have just read about it instead of actually being made to sit through it

"abosultely furious" with me, that is. (getting flustered recalling all the transgressive depravity.)

A friend of mine watched Salo in film class. Reaching for his lunch, he was dismayed to find it contained chocolate pudding.

I put a performance of 4’33” on my “is this music?” playlist for discussion in class and one of my students brought it up today. She was like “what’s the deal with the one where the people just sit there??” And we talked about it. No regrets for bringing it up bc it illustrated a useful concept for me: “humor” in music that’s not verbal humor. Good discussion!!

Also now if anyone ever references it, they’ll understand.