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5. Explain why John Cage composed a piece that involved no musical notes for more than 4 minutes.

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In 1952 American composer John Cage created his best-known piece called "4'33''." His aimed to reproduce the sounds of the surroundings that the audience listened to during the concert. As a result, the musicians who perform the piece do not do anything for the duration of the composition - four minutes and thirty-three seconds.

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