I think it was John Cage who would sit quietly with his orchestra for 5 or 6 minutes to illustrate how the music of life is all around us or something.
John Cage's 4'33. 4 minutes and 33 seconds of silence.
It was a challenge to composers to not touch their instrument at all during a show. For 4 and a half minutes. Live.
It was a challenge to composers to not touch their instrument at all during a show. For 4 and a half minutes. Live.