Name: What silence can teach you about sound
Uploaded: 2020-08-12T15:00:52Z
Duration: 13 min 12 s
Description: What can you hear in silence? In this exploration of sound, host of the podcast "Twenty Thousand Hertz" Dallas Taylor tells the story of arguably the most debated musical composition in recent history -- composer John Cage's iconic piece 4'33" -- and invites you to take notice of the soundscape around you. Watch to the end to experience a performance of 4'33".

Dallas Taylor: What silence can teach you about sound

What silence can teach you about sound

What can you hear in silence? In this exploration of sound, host of the podcast "Twenty Thousand Hertz" Dallas Taylor tells the story of arguably the most debated musical composition in recent history -- composer John Cage's iconic piece 4'33" -- and invites you to take notice of the soundscape around you. Watch to the end to experience a performance of 4'33".

True silence does not exist, even in the quietest places. Composer John Cage once entered an anechoic chamber, expecting stillness, but instead heard the sounds of his own blood circulating. His radical composition '4’33”' asks listeners to notice the ambient world and challenges the strict boundaries between noise and music. Embracing the sounds around us can transform how we experience quiet and deepen our awareness of everyday life.