4′33″

A musical composition by John Cage. 4 minutes and 33 seconds of blissful silence.

You can listen to it here.

That said, fan-made versions and tributes can be found on the web, including my favourite where you, my beautiful listener, can choose the length of the piece yourself.

Structure

4′33″ is divided into three parts:

and, according to this wikipedia article it can be played on any instrument!

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