The slowest and longest piece of music in the world
John-Cage-Organ-Project in Halberstadt, Germany
Since September 5, 2000, which is the 88th birthday of the avantgarde composer and artist John Cage, the slowest and longest concert that the world has ever heard has been playing: ORGAN2/ASLSP "As SLow aS Possible" means that this piece of music, for the organ, will be performed (theoretically) for the next 631 years in the church of St. Burchardi in Halberstadt.
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This article explains how the figure of 631 years was arrived at:
http://www.john-cage.halberstadt.de/...dasprojekt&l=e
The concert began with 1 and 1/2 years of silence as a "lead in":
http://www.net127.com/wiki/First_not..._concert_(2003)
The BBC has audio and video of a new "note" being played:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7880793.stm
Why? Because you wanted to know..
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