Music appreciation students: Yo Pass the the aux cord! Literally anybody else: u better not play trash. Music appreciation students: **this**

when minimalists get serious.

I've seen many variations of this piece not played by a variety of instruments. Of all those not played, this was played least of all. Bravissimo!

"There's no such thing as silence. What they thought was silence, because they didn't know how to listen, was full of accidental sounds. You could hear the wind stirring outside during the first movement. During the second, raindrops began pattering the roof, and during the third the people themselves made all kinds of interesting sounds as they talked or walked out." John Cage

I broke my speakers listening to this at maximum volume.

I had this song stuck in my head all day yesterday. It's so damn catchy.

4'33'' is a symphony crafter for each of us individually. start the video and listen. some car horns from a distance. rythm of footsteps on the corridor, a short laugh. a dog barks? 4'33'' may be overrated considering its values as piece of music but in other hand I think it represents well what I learned from John Cage's philosophy. Music is everywhere. Randomness of ambient sounds must have been a major inspiration for Cage as it appears in his other composed pieces. We only have to open our ears to embrace this kind of experience. This 4'33'' is a good chance to do that.

This song has been playing almost everywhere since the beginning of the universe. No joke. ;D

It should also be noted that this is not pure silence. The audience hears all of the ambient sounds that surround the performance. That is the essence of a performance of 4'33". A wholly unique and unscripted experience each and every time.

I'm setting this as my ringtone

RIP headphone users :/

As the mother of a child who has yet to understand the importance of the space between the notes, I think this piece is priceless. Silence is golden. Without it music is just noise.

This is one of the finest performances of this piece that I have ever seen. I one day hope to be able to perform to this level.

I'm glad he turns the pages in the sheet music. I wouldn't want him to miss a single note.

I love how he still has sheet music for the song

Nailed it, the solo at 2:12, killer.

anyone who complains about the background noise of this piece doesn't understand it

Really can't get enough of this beautiful piece. So soulful, so moving, so touching. The symbolism, it's.. it's overwhelming! I'm dying this is so vastly stunning, and what's more entertaining!

Finally a song that I can play. Awesome!

Finally I've found song I can master!

all i'm hearing now is the sound of my friend pissing in the toilet. bravo, John Cage.

brilliant version of a magical piece of music , always moves me to tears, honestly this is just embarassing , stupid

I came to this video through the book "Where the Heart Beats: John Cage, Zen Buddhism, and the Inner Life of Artists" which mentions Cage seeking a pianist able to play a particularly demanding piece. He found Tudor, and my KZfaq search brought me this. I was not disappointed with Tudor's technical brilliance.

People poked fun of this piece--but look--there's over 400, 000 hits--so its still making waves. People miss that Cage wanted the audience to be aware of sound--not just organized sound. Its a revolution--listening--but not listening---you are aware of the audience shuffling, crickets what ever. Take the musical wax out of your ears people! You just might learn something.

It is the "in three movements" that kills me.

what a racket. i'm glad i don't live next door to him.

This is one of the songs that just gets stuck in your head.

The fact that 47 people agree with you shows what kind of world we live in.

"The sound of this video has been removed due to copyright claims"

Really good piece and an epic cover! He really does it with such emotion!

i think i chose one of the best days to listen to this because everyone's lighting fireworks right now ;P and it makes a hell of a noise...

I found this really soothing, for 5 minutes I could enjoy of the only sound of a clock ticking. No other noises, no other distractions, only one thing to focus on. Time.

I put this as my alarm clock

" " -John Cage

Made me cry on the first time.

This sums up modern social media and society. The de-evolution of mankind. The victory of entropy over intellect.

John Cage was really high when he compose this shit!!!!

We need a ten hour looped version.

Never thought id ever nail a song down by ear so quick

This song made me cry

I loved the part at 1:58 when some seagulls starting fighting outside my window.

Is it available on iTunes?

Wow I am totally gona buy this on Itunes! this is the best music I have never heard!

For those who don’t know, it was Tudor who debuted the piece in Maverick Hall, Woodstock, New York, on the 29th of August, 1952. He was 26 (born 20 January 1926).

You missed a note at 0:25, other than that, perfectly played.

¿Esta es la versión original o la versión remix?

zdecydowanie to najlepsza piosenka

Finally a song i can relate too

People do not realize what Cage wanted to do with this piece and maybe (maybe) it's because it is on a KZfaq video. If you listen to this live in an auditorium you would hear the actual sounds he wanted you to hear. Awesome.

I spent some time reading many comments here, and I had a great pleasure thinking, beyond art, beyond all academic knowledge, beyond taste... this piece (or however haters and lovers would like to call it) is still proving a point, Mr Cage was smart enough to create something that went far beyond music/art/time without moving a finger, literally! Your endless arguments keeps it alive!

this is so good i think i may have it as my ringtone

What Cage is showing here is this. music is a participatory experience. your mind creates music to fill the silence. what you ultimately "hear" depends on several factors. example,, where you are at the time, what you are feeling . and ultimately your attitude towards Cages work, in short music is influenced by many factors, if you could perform the sounds going through your mind while "listening" to this piece, each and every one of us would produce something quite different.

this is art, this silence will make you think, only great pieces of art make you think..

Much better than dubstep.

This is a straight banger y'all, my neck hurts from all the headbanging

In my country, Chile, was presented in a museum the vexations of Erik Satie all night. At first I founded really annoying the sounds of sneezing, coughing , the sound of people who droped things,etc.But later I realized that is beauty of it .. the sounds of the ambience are, in a way, part of piece that is presented :D

Sick Bass Drop 1:04 gets me every time

WEIRD. I CAN'T HEAR IT, BUT THE SOUND IT CREATES IN MY HEAD IS OVERWHELMING.

Simply incredible! Not a single clunker.

This song is beautiful. It needs more likes.

“The first question I ask myself when something doesn't seem to be beautiful is why do I feel it's not beautiful? And very shortly you discover there is no reason.” - Cage “Get yourself out of whatever cage you find yourself in.” - Cage All I'm saying here is these two quotes smashed into one sentence. The reason people think 4'33" sucks is not because of the composer's inadequacies but the offended listener's. The cage is the idea that there must be an objective reason why they don't like it.

the best song in the swiat kurewa

My music professor told us we could have our dog perform this for us if we wanted. I was confused until now.

Greatest piece ever. A Masterpiece one might say.

I don't think that this is what Simon and Garfunkel had in mind of "Sound of Silence"........

I can't understand this kind of arts. TOO ABSTRACT. WHAT THE HECK!!!!

Thank you for the Brilliant post!

This is the best song ever!

this is sickkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk bro..this on itunes?

This world is fucked....

That was a flawless performance. Bravo!

Wonderful song !

Kto z Zapytaj Beczkę łapa do góry :D

If you play this for a music exam, it's PERFECT !

After practicing this piece for so long, I think I'm finally ready to play it

YES!! Found the perfect song for my alarm clock!

Silence is Golden.

hahahaha zapytaj beczke bum bum bumcfksz

Thanks, its nice to think that other people question ideas that are put to them !

well i was browsing 9gag and theres this post about this song and i searched for it, and boy oh boy, i fell in love with this song

The music in here is the people whispering and noises if you don't get it

one of the best trolls in music history

The intensity! The depth!!

c'est amusant , comme des années après, cette oeuvre déclenche autant de hargnes... rien que pour ce fait c'est totalement réussit. C'est vous qui faites l'oeuvre.

If he studied the score a little less the performance would have had more spontanaiety

Me dites pas qu'il est payé pour ça.

I've never heard of music like this. It's amazing that this can also be music. (Greeting from Korea)

oh god...the most beautiful piece in the world!!!

zapytaj deske? was też chłopaki?

O co tu kur** chodzi?

when he said: "............." I really felt that

Wow - A piece of music I can listen to while listening to other music. Not many pieces around like that!

kurwa,tak zajebisty utwór że nucę go cały czas.....

in our busy mainly urban lives - Cage set out to highlight that although silence maybe golden, is also impossible. enhanced awareness of yr surroundings via the work 4'33 might lead temporarily to Zen ,peace + calm perhaps, but not silence. marvellous !

Best song ever

i listen that song each night while sleeping

Melhor musica para dançar !! Muito topn

I love this piece!

This is one piece of music that totally gets lost when transported onscreen. The music of the piece is composed of the ambient sounds surrounding the actual, physical context of the performance. The audience becomes aware to the fullest extent of the sounds in his life at that very moment - for four moments and thirty-three seconds. Here, we only get a small indication of what it's like to experience John Cage's 4'33".

Damn it this song is stuck in my head. Especially the middle bit