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Longplayer is a piece of Music that is designed to last for One Thousand Years . It started to play on the 1st January 2000 and if all goes to plan will continue without Repetition until 31st December 2999 , at which point it will restart at the beginning. Longplayer is based on an existing piece of music, 20 Minute s and 20 Second s in length, which is processed by Computer using a simple Algorithm . This gives a large number of variations, which, when played consecutively, gives a total runtime of 1000 years. The original music was composed by Jem Finer , who was also one of the founding members of the group The Pogues . It uses Tibet ian singing bowls and Gong s, which are able to create a range of sounds by either striking or rolling pieces of wood around the rims. This source music was recorded in December 1999 . Longplayer could be heard in the relaxation zone of the Millennium Dome in London during its year of opening in 2000. It can now be heard via an Internet Stream . External links |
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