John Cage’s intention was to make the audience contemplate the established definition of music. Absolute silence does not exist; therefore, “4’33” is not truly a silent composition.

as of this writing the John Cage Trust documents about two dozen commercial recordings of4′33″(see Appendix). To record the piece forces one to choose an aspect from which to consider it. One can ...

This Map Captures The Silent Spaces In People’s Lives People all over the world are uploading their recordings of what silence means to them, in honor of composer John Cage. It turns out silence ...

Robert Worby reflects on the first performance of John Cage's 4'33". Robert Worby's selected ... ‘There's no such thing as silence. What they thought was silence, because they didn’t know ...