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What piece of music is planned to be completed by the year 2640?

Among the works of John Cage is the play "Organ²/ASLSP (As SLow aS Possible)". Its typical performance on the piano takes from 20 to 70 minutes, but the explanation in brackets instructs you to play the piece as slowly as possible. In this regard, in 2001 in the church of the German city of Halberstadt began a unique performance of this piece on the organ, which is scheduled to be completed in 2640 (639 years after the start), and the chord change takes place approximately once a year.

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