TED-Ed
Test yourself: Can you tell the difference between music and noise? - Hanako Sawada
2023 • E44 Jun 1, 2023 5m
In 1960, composer John Cage went on television to share his latest work. But rather than using traditional instruments, Cage appeared surrounded by household clutter, including a bathtub, ice cubes, a toy fish, a rubber duck, several radios, and performed “Water Walk.” Most people watching had the same question: is this even music? Hanako Sawada explores the boundaries between music and noise.
Lesson by Hanako Sawada, directed by Héloïse Dorsan-Rachet.
Lesson by Hanako Sawada, directed by Héloïse Dorsan-Rachet.