4′33″

Summary

4′33″ is a musical work/composition^[1]. 4′33″ ranks in the top 2% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,190 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 4′33″'s instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• 4′33″'s composer is recorded as John Cage^[4].
• 4′33″'s genre is avant-garde^[5].
• Among the performers on 4′33″ was John Cage^[6].
• 4′33″ is made of silence^[7].
• 4′33″'s language of work or name is recorded as no linguistic content^[8].
• August 29, 1952 marks the founding of 4′33″^[9].
• 4′33″'s official website is recorded as http://johncage.org/pp/John-Cage-Work-Detail.cfm?work_ID=17^[10].
• 4′33″'s date of first performance is recorded as August 29, 1952^[11].
• 4′33″'s title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': '4′33″'}^[12].
• 4′33″'s duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+273'}^[13].
• 4′33″'s copyright status is recorded as copyrighted^[14].

Body

Authorship and Creation

4′33″ was performed by John Cage^[6].

Publication

4′33″'s language of work or name is recorded as no linguistic content^[8]. 4′33″'s genre is avant-garde^[5].

Material and Period

4′33″ is made of silence^[7].

Why It Matters

4′33″ ranks in the top 2% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,190 views/month).^[2] 4′33″ has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[15] 4′33″ is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[16]