Duchamp was fascinated by chance and introduced quasi-musical instruments that produced loud harsh noises generated by electrical sparks (c. 1918-1920), inventing what would later be called aleatoric or chance music.

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he introduces musical quasi musical instruments many of them which produce loud f in noises which are again generated by electrical Sparks you this is all 1918 1919 1920

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The Fall of Western Art & Culture by David StarkeyDavid Starkey Talks
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