Sounds Like Silence, John Cage 4'33": Silence Today

The most comprehensive publication to date on John Cage's iconic meditation on the sound of silence

John Cage's (1912-92) 4'33 premiered on August 29, 1952, distilling the composer's philosophical explorations of silence into four minutes, thirty-three seconds of performed, charged silence. Elegantly, provocatively, the piece asked: what does silence sound like?

Cage's questions about the nature of silence and sound continue to reverberate decades later; this volume--the most comprehensive on the piece to date--brings together new theoretical writings and artistic works exploring Cage's composition. A wide-ranging list of contributors, contemporary and historical--from Merce Cunningham to Rage Against the Machine--weigh in on Cage's work alongside Cage's original scores and the composer's own subsequent engagements with his most famous piece.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3940064416
• ISBN13: 9783940064417
• Release Date: June 2018
• Publisher: Spector Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 2.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 9.5" x 13.1"