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Post by Alan Palmer on Aug 28, 2008 15:32:32 GMT
I was especially entertained when Mike Batt (author of such highbrow entertainment as The Wombles) was sued by Cage's executors for breach of copyright of 4'33". Happily, the dispute was settled out of court. |
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Post by Barry on Aug 28, 2008 15:44:54 GMT
The interesting thing about 4'33" is that Cage arranged it for several different types of forces; the original version was for solo piano, but the version on You Tube is an Arrangement for orchestra.
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Post by Pete on Aug 28, 2008 16:45:53 GMT
I myself have recorded a version on tennis racket and jam jar, which was well received by my audience. Indeed, my wife described it as the most tuneful piece she had ever heard me play.
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Post by Paul Doherty on Aug 28, 2008 17:10:44 GMT
I'm not sure it tests the conductor's skills as much as it might.
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Post by Twoddle on Aug 28, 2008 17:21:25 GMT
Perhaps a little John Cage in the background? The title of that piece is 4' 33". Presumably the alternative title is "Taking the P*ss"? |
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Post by Tone on Aug 28, 2008 20:27:43 GMT
I recall in the misty past a certain juke box on which one could pay for a "track-length" ("disc-length"?) of silence at the going rate.
Tone
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Post by Dave on Aug 29, 2008 1:37:27 GMT
I've just found a full orchestral performance of the John Cage piece. I had to "pause" it a couple of times when I left the room.  |
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Post by Pete on Aug 29, 2008 8:07:50 GMT
Perhaps a little John Cage in the background? The title of that piece is 4' 33". Presumably the alternative title is "Taking the P*ss"? If I remember rightly, it is 273 seconds, for the temperature in Centigrade of absolute zero, i.e. -273 oC. |
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Post by Alan Palmer on Aug 29, 2008 9:09:55 GMT
I've just found a full orchestral performance of the John Cage piece. I had to "pause" it a couple of times when I left the room. I watched it from my computer at work, where the sound is turned off. Did I miss much? |
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Post by Paul Doherty on Aug 29, 2008 11:32:22 GMT
I watched it from my computer at work, where the sound is turned off. Did I miss much? Interestingly, the quality of silence during the movements is quite different to the "silence" during the breaks, when everyone coughs and rustles about. As a way of persuading a hall-full of people to sit still and just listen, I reckon Cage was on to something. |
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Post by Twoddle on Aug 29, 2008 11:54:39 GMT
The title of that piece is 4' 33". Presumably the alternative title is "Taking the P*ss"? If I remember rightly, it is 273 seconds, for the temperature in Centigrade of absolute zero, i.e. -273 oC. Wouldn't be able to take it at that temperature - not in liquid form, anyway. |
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Post by Verbivore on Aug 31, 2008 23:27:38 GMT
Found this one buried in one of my quotations files, with attribution to Source Unknown.
Subject: Marriage
For all those men who say, "Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free?", here's an update for you. Nowadays 80 per cent of women are against marriage. Why? Because women realise it’s not worth buying an entire pig just to get a little sausage.
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Post by Verbivore on Aug 31, 2008 23:48:13 GMT
And here's a snippet from the life of Noel Coward. It contains an example of how to rid one's doorstep of unwanted visitors - such as missionaries, evangelists, and bishops.
Source: Cole, Lesley (1976). The Life of Noel Coward. Penguin.
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Post by Dave on Sept 2, 2008 8:37:55 GMT
Three spam posts from 114.240.129.151 deleted--very active tonight! It reminds me of the graffiti at our business we're constantly having to paint over.  |
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Post by Paul Doherty on Sept 2, 2008 15:13:15 GMT
And went to some trouble to post in three different topics. Annoying.
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