John Cage

by John Cage

An extended trajectory of Cage literature, from early critical reaction to writing by contemporaries to current scholarship.

John Cage (1912-1992) defined a radical practice of composition that changed the course of modern music and shaped a new conceptual horizon for postwar art. Famous for his use of chance and "silence" in musical works, a pioneer in electronic music and the nonstandard use of instruments, Cage was one of the most influential...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262516306
• ISBN13: 9780262516303
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher