This organ will play one composition until 2640. It's redefining how slowly music can be played
- A small organ in Halberstadt, Germany, is playing a composition by John Cage at a very slow pace, which began in 2001 and will continue until 2640.
- The recent chord change from seven notes to eight marked the completion of about 4% of the 639-year project.
- The project began with a silent pause that lasted until 2003, when the first chords were heard.
- More than 150 people attended the recent chord change event, with many others watching online.
- The piece is designed to be played as slowly and softly as possible, with the smallest unit of time being one month.
A small organ in eastern Germany is the headliner of the world’s slowest concert. It has been playing the same piece of music by composer John Cage at a glacial pace for nearly 25 years. A rare chord change on Wednesday — from seven notes to eight — represented the completion of about 4% of the 639-year endeavor of the John Cage Organ Project Halberstadt.
The project commenced in 2000, and the performance began on September 5, 2001, Cage’s 89th birthday, with a silent pause that lasted until February 5, 2003, when the first chords could actually be heard. The composition, called “ORGAN²/ASLSP (As SLow aS Possible),” is scheduled to finish on September 4, 2640.
More than 150 people squeezed inside the church Wednesday to witness what was the piece’s 17th chord change, with dozens more watching a livestream outside. For three minutes, the crowd listened to the “old” chord with its seven pipes, then an eighth pipe was slotted into the small organ, bringing with it a new sound that reverberated throughout the church.
这台风琴将演奏一首作品直到2640年，重新定义音乐演奏的缓慢程度
德国东部的一台小风琴是世界上最慢音乐会的主角。它已经以极其缓慢的速度演奏约翰·凯奇的同一首作品近25年。周三的罕见和弦变化——从七个音符变为八个——标志着约639年约翰·凯奇风琴项目的完成了大约4%。
该项目于2000年开始，演出于2001年9月5日开始，即凯奇的89岁生日，最初经历了长达两年的静默，直到2003年2月5日才听到第一声和弦。该作品名为“ORGAN²/ASLSP（尽可能慢地演奏）”，预计将在2640年9月4日完成。
周三，超过150人挤进教堂，见证了该作品的第17次和弦变化，另外还有数十人在外观看直播。观众们听了三分钟的“旧”和弦，随后第八根管子被插入小风琴，带来了新的声音，回荡在整个教堂内。