A 639-year-long John Cage organ performance strikes a new chord in Germany : NPR
The slowest piece of music in the world, “Organ2/ASLSP” by American avant-garde composer John Cage, has changed its sound for the 16th time after two years, making it a seven-sound piece. John Cage Organ Foundation in Halberstadt, Germany, manages this 639-year long performance which began in 2001, with small sandbags used to hold the keys down and chore changes every few years. The wooden-framed organ being used is a work in progress, with metal pipes added or taken away with each chord change. Foundation member Rainer Neugebauer admitted they made several mistakes in the performance but believes Cage would have embraced them.
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