The Star·4 min read·medium
QuickCheck: Is there a piece of music that is completely silent?
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The article explores the concept of silence in music, focusing on John Cage's famous 1952 composition '4'33''. It explains that the piece is intended to highlight ambient sounds rather than the absence of noise.
"THE HILLS are alive with the sound of music" – so goes the opening line from the song performed by Maria, famously played by Julie Andrews, in the movie The Sound of Music .
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