Funeral March for the Obsequies of a Deaf Man
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"Marche Funèbre composée pour les Funérailles d'un grand homme sourd" ("Funeral March for the Obsequies of a Deaf Man") (1897) is a composition by Alphonse Allais. It consists of nine blank measures and predates comparable works by John Cage ("4′33″") and Erwin Schulhoff by a considerable margin.
References
- Funeral March for the Last Rites of a Deaf Man, alternative translation of the title.
- Sometimes the piece is said to consist of 24 empty bars.
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