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"639-Year-Long John Cage Organ Performance Changes Chord for the First Time in Two Years"

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"639-Year-Long John Cage Organ Performance Changes Chord for the First Time in Two Years"
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In Halberstadt, Germany, a 639-year-long performance of John Cage's piece Organ2/ASLSP (As Slow as Possible) is underway, with the sound changing for the 16th time after two years. The wooden-framed organ, played since 2001, is a work in progress, with metal pipes added or taken away with each chord change. Despite numerous mistakes and challenges, the John Cage Organ Foundation remains committed to the performance, which is scheduled to continue until 2640.

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  1. A 639-year-long John Cage organ performance strikes a new chord in Germany  NPR
  2. John Cage: Organ playing 639-year-long piece changes chord  BBC.com
  3. ‘There’s a certain madness to it’ … fans await new chord in John Cage gig with 616 years left to run  The Guardian
  4. A 639-year-long John Cage organ piece just changed chord, for the first time in two years  Classic FM
  5. Organ to play the next note Monday in a concert that is set to last 639 years  WSB Radio

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