4’33” a tribute to John Cage
=60 tacet [ start reading here ]
( wind stirring outside )
( raindrops begin pattering the roof )
( people make all kinds of interesting sounds as they talk or walk out )
[ stop reading here ] [ applause, if you like ]
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Notes: Tempo: empo: 60 bpm, according to the Kremen manuscript Movements: 30”, 30”, 2’23”, 2’23”, 1’40” (premiere, premiere, August 29, 1952, at Woodstock, New York) York) Accidental noises indications: this is what happened during the premiere, as testified by J. Cage himself (© g.cerrai – 2011)