There's a piano piece that lasts 18 hours!

There's a piano piece that lasts 18 hours!

Vexations, is a piece of music written by Erik Satie which was written to be played on a keyboard. Although the piece is from an unknown date, scholars believe that it was written sometime around 1893 based on the style of the music written, and the biographical evidence of Erik Satie.

Written on the sheet of music are the words "In order to play the theme 840 times in succession, it would be advisable to prepare oneself beforehand, and in the deepest silence, by serious immobilities".

This inscription basically means that whoever wants to play the piece, has to play it over and over again 840 times in a row!

The Pocket Theatre Piano Relay Team made an attempt to play the entire piece of music, 840 times. Guests were charged $5 for entry, but for every 20 minutes that they stayed, they would receive a refund of a nickel.

One person actually stayed through the entire performance! By the end of the piece, the audience had dwindled down to six people, and one of them shouted "Encore!"

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