Organ composition «Organ2 / ASLSP As Slow as Possible» («Slowly, as far as possible") marks 639 years and will be completed in the 2640th year

In the original tempo written in 1985 by American composer John Cage Organ composition «Organ2 / ASLSP As Slow as Possible» («Slowly, as far as possible") sounds 20 minutes. However, "John Cage Organ Foundation" decided to stretch the performance of the composition in the 639 years since it was for so many years before the concert in Halberstadt was created the first series of the famous. Especially for the "world's longest concert" was made the instrument set in a medieval church «St. Burchardi ». Performance of the play began on 5 September 2001, at the 89th birthday of the composer. The first notes of the work sounded January 5, 2003, and the first chord changes occurred July 5, 2004. Completed an extraordinary concert, expected in 2640.

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