639 Year Long Song Composition

[Ov3rmind]

Link

I wonder if I can DL an MP3.

[BobTheCow]

For some odd reason, that strikes me as freaking awesome. What I don't get, though, is this, from the end of the article:

The performance follows a legal case in which composer Mike Batt was forced to pay a six-figure sum to Cage's publishers, who accused him of plagiarising a silent piece of music.

What the hell?!? "Silent piece of music"?!?

[Ov3rmind]

Originally posted by BobTheCow63
What I don't get, though, is this, from the end of the article:What the hell?!? "Silent piece of music"?!?

Yeah, I'm not too sure about that either.

[fcpchop]

ya i didn't get that either, but i think it is a raelly cool idea, but i wonder if the future people will keep up with it

[gamarada717]

How the hell are they going to keep time to that? Sounds like a good idea that won't work...

[FalconGuy016]

Thats really interesting lol, I wonder what it will be like in the world when the piece is finally done (and how many times the organ will break down)

[Tron]

Really interesting and you would actually be there for the end.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/3401901.stm