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Gr 1–5—Readers watch an amazing pianist named David Tudor walk into a barn—a very charming, Picasso-like barn in Raschka's elegantly raucous illustrations—and explore what it means to do nothing for four minutes and 33 seconds with an inaugural performance of 4'33" by John Cage. It was extremely controversial in 1952 because he never even touched the piano, but the piece has since gathered supporters and recordings from around the world. "John Cage wanted to write a piece in ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More