Task 2 - Read the article. What is unusual about John Cage's most famous composition? - SHS Friends Global 11 page 89

1. Nội dung câu hỏi

Experimental music by John Cage

Most composers want their music to contain something different - a distinctive melody or rhythm, or an unusual harmony which no one has thought of before. But has anyone gone further than composer John Cage in the search for originality?

In 1951, John Cage wanted to find somewhere he could experience complete silence. He went inside a special soundproof room and expected to hear nothing, but instead heard two sounds, one high-pitched and one low-pitched. Later, the sound engineer explained that the first was the sound of his

nervous system and the second was the sound of his blood circulating. Cage realised that nowhere is completely silent - you can always hear something. A year later, he composed his most famous piece: 4'33" ('four minutes and thirty-three seconds"). In this piece, the performer walks on stage and

then... nothing happens. He or she does not play anything at all. Everybody in the audience listens to nothing for exactly four minutes and 33 seconds. Then the performer bows and everyone applauds!

2. Phương pháp giải

Đọc bài viết. Điều gì là bất thường về sáng tác nổi tiếng nhất của John Cage?

3. Lời giải chi tiết

John Cage's most famous composition, 4'33", is unusual because it consists of complete silence.

(Sáng tác nổi tiếng nhất của John Cage, 4'33", không bình thường vì nó bao gồm sự im lặng hoàn toàn.)