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To: KonKilo who wrote (63261)	5/3/2008 9:30:44 PM
From: Cogito	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 542940

>>Philip Glass wrote a piece called 4:33 in which the pianist sat upright on his bench, stared intently at the sheet music, occasionally turned a page, then got up and bowed to the audience, never having played a note. The performance lasted four minutes and thirty-three seconds.<< WMcM - Close! It was John Cage who "composed" 4:33. Glass was only 15 at the time. The piece had its premier in 1952. I was thinking about how if the melody changes pitch, and does so at intervals, there is some kind of rhythm. But it isn't necessarily recognizable as rhythm, so I'm going to stand my ground on that one. I think the distinction would be that a lot of music has "time", but it isn't rhythmic. - Allen

To: KonKilo who wrote (63261)	5/4/2008 12:11:02 AM
From: Rambi	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 542940

Fascinating. I am much more familiar with Glass's film scores than with anything else, and they have a far more definite structure- though less than the usual movie score. Like Truman, which is lovely, and The Hours, and Illusionist. I hadn't realized how avant garde he is until that your description of 4;33! Edit- just saw that it wasn't Glass, but Cage that did 4:33. That fits. I remember hearing some piece he wrote for his wife. All I could think is "how could she learn this!! It has no discernable anything!"