John Cage: Organ playing 639-year-long piece changes chord - BBC News

Composed by avant-garde artist John Cage, the piece is expected to play in Germany until the year 2640.

18 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, John Cage Organ ProjectImage caption, The composition plays on a specially built mechanical organ in a church in GermanyThe longest - and slowest - music composition in existence had a big day on Monday - it changed chord for the first time in two years.

Crowds gathered at a church in Germany to witness the rare moment, which is part of an artistic feat by avant-garde composer, John Cage.

The experimental piece, entitled As Slow as Possible, began in 2001.

Being played on a specially-built organ, it is not set to finish playing until the year 2640.

That's 616 years away. Looking at that period of time in the other direction - the Renaissance was starting to rumble into existence in Europe.

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