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Weird And Oddly Specific Playlists
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4'33" by John Cage would be an acceptable addition to this playlist.
Nothing would be an acceptable addition to this playlist. I hope a mountain lion hears the contents of your playlist.
(Psst... It's 4 minutes and 33 seconds of silence. Or rather "ambient sound" when played live. The musicians don't play their instruments.)
...it's a bit more than just that: it included the performative ambience of an assembled orchestra - conductor and musicians - managing their bodies, instruments, and staging equipment as they turn through sheet music of their respective parts, as well as that of the venue and audience...
...there's quite a bit going on in a proper performance which we've been trained to otherwise ignore...
That's the "ambient sound" of a performance