JOHN CAGE - "Organ²/ASLSP" (2003-2640)

I've showcased a lot of odd music on this site, but one of the strangest, if not the strangest song that has ever been written in the history of the world is this one titled "Organ²/ASLSP," or "As Slow As Possible."

The song was written by avant-garde composer John Cage and began in 2001.

There was no sound until 2003, as it started with 18 months of silence, and it is not scheduled to end until the year 2640.

It is being played on a specially built organ in Burchardi Church in the German town of Halberstadt, and it changes chords every few years.

So Far it has had 16 chord changes.

 

This is what the organ looks like, and you can hear all the chord changes that have occurred since 2001 right HERE at The Projekt's website.

John Cage passed away in 1992, and never heard any of this.

His most famous piece was titled "4'33" and was designed to be played on any combination of instruments, but any musicians involved are instructed not to play.

For good reason, it's doubtful either of these tunes will ever get any airplay!