Monday 3 January 2011

Responses on 4'33"

The Guardian didn't publish my letter in response to Julian Oddy, but they did print 3 other letters...

Julian Oddy (Letters, 1 January) has a very good chance of buying the score of John Cage's 4' 33" – a copy was prominently displayed in Foyles just before Christmas. I was quite tempted myself, but my sight reading is hopeless.
Tim Davies
London

It can be bought from Peters, whose website explains the difference between the three versions they have published (two in print, one out of print).
Andrew Mitchell
London

It's in three movements, each marked "tacet".
Jason Hazeley
London

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