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As Slow as Possible: the 639-year-long performance

 
 
DrewDad
 
Reply Sun 29 Nov, 2009 01:42 pm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/As_Slow_As_Possible

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The current organ performance of the piece at St. Burchardi church in Halberstadt, Germany, began in 2001 and is scheduled to have a duration of 639 years, ending in 2640.
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NickFun
 
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Reply Sun 29 Nov, 2009 02:08 pm
@DrewDad,
I'd be bored to tears after just two hours. I wonder if anyone plans on listening to it to the end?
tsarstepan
 
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Reply Sun 29 Nov, 2009 02:10 pm
@NickFun,
Do you mean who will commit a few dozen generations of their offsprings to listen to it to the end?
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DrewDad
 
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Reply Sun 29 Nov, 2009 02:11 pm
I might be convinced to attend the finale in 2640.
tsarstepan
 
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Reply Sun 29 Nov, 2009 02:13 pm
@DrewDad,
Are you a Highlander DD or have you purchased the Ted Williams frozen head/cryogenics package deal?
DrewDad
 
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Reply Sun 29 Nov, 2009 02:21 pm
@tsarstepan,
More like planning on having really good healthcare, and money to afford it.
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farmerman
 
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Reply Sun 29 Nov, 2009 03:43 pm
@DrewDad,
John Cage, composer of several pieces written for breaking glass and explosives.

TELL YA WHAT, Im gonna wait for the CD box set
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Walter Hinteler
 
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Reply Sat 5 Oct, 2013 11:42 am
Today, 5 October at 16:00 local time, a chord change happened: a D-sharp, an A-sharp and an E sing out above the organ’s currently thrumming bass notes.

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http://i1334.photobucket.com/albums/w641/Walter_Hinteler/a_zps80310de4.jpg
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http://i1334.photobucket.com/albums/w641/Walter_Hinteler/b_zps3f4ab781.jpg

Source: Official website

Reports in the New Statesman and Classicalite
DrewDad
 
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Reply Tue 19 Nov, 2013 07:11 am
@Walter Hinteler,
I wonder why all the changes are on the 5th of the month?

Marking my calendar for September, 2020....


I wonder what plans they've made for power interruptions and hardware failure. Even five nines uptime (which is really hard to achieve, and is really expensive) would result in 56 hours of downtime over 639 years.
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