A John Cage piece for organ titled ASLSP — as slow as possible — lives up to its name. It has been in performance for 21 years so far.

A 639-year-long John Cage organ performance strikes a new chord in Germany The late American composer John Cage left it up to the performer to decide how long his work, Organ2/ASLSP, should take ...

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A new biography of the composer John Cage, who prodded listeners to re-evaluate how we define not only music but the entire experience of encountering art.

This Organ Is Playing a 639-Year-Long Song. It Just Changed Chords for the First Time in Two Years The instrument has been playing composer John Cage’s “ASLSP” since 2001—and it’s ...

Is John Cage’s 4’33” the most radical artwork of the 20th century? When it premiered at a concert hall in Woodstock, N.Y., in August 1952, the 39-year-old composer had already proven himself ...

The late American composer John Cage left it up to the performer to decide how long his work, Organ2/ASLSP, should take. A group in Germany is testing the limits.