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Slowly does it: chord changes in John Cale’s 639-year-long organ piece – The Guardian
Fans gather in a German church to hear the first new sound in John Cale’s composition, Organ/ASLSP, for six years
Hundreds of fans have attended a special kind of musical happening at a church in Germany: a chord change in an organ piece that is supposed to last for an entirety of 639 years.
The performance of the Organ/ASLSP (As Slow As Possible) composition began in September 2001 at the St Burchardi church in the eastern town of Halberstadt and is supposed to end in 2640 if all goes well.
The music piece by the American composer John Cage is played on a special organ inside the medieval church. The las…
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