For the Birds: John Cage in Conversation with Daniel Charles

by John Cage and Daniel Charles

Book Overview

The New Grove Dictionary of Music has said of John Cage that he "had a greater impact on world music than any other American composer in the twentieth century," and his musical thinking forms a whole with his writing. For the Birds is a book, a dialogue and an event all at once. The initial conversations were recorded in France between 1968 and 1978 and were then reconstructed, reedited and commented upon by Cage. The final text, with...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0714526916
• ISBN13: 9780714526911
• Release Date: July 2000
• Publisher: Marion Boyars Publishers
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.3" x 8.5"