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'''John Milton Cage Jr.''' (5 September 1912 – 12 August 1992) was an American composer, music theorist, writer, and artist. A pioneer of indeterminacy in music, electroacoustic music, and non-standard use of musical instruments, Cage was one of the leading figures of the post-war avant-garde. | '''John Milton Cage Jr.''' (5 September 1912 – 12 August 1992) was an American composer, music theorist, writer, and artist. A pioneer of indeterminacy in music, electroacoustic music, and non-standard use of musical instruments, Cage was one of the leading figures of the post-war avant-garde. | ||
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| + | * [http://www.ubu.com/sound/cage.html On Ubuweb] | ||
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| + | * [http://www.ubu.com/film/cage.html Films with Cage on UbuWeb] | ||
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* William Fetterman, ''[http://cdn.anonfiles.com/1404343874732.pdf John Cage's Theatre Pieces. Notations and Performances.pdf]'', Harwood Academic, 1996; Routledge, 2010. | * William Fetterman, ''[http://cdn.anonfiles.com/1404343874732.pdf John Cage's Theatre Pieces. Notations and Performances.pdf]'', Harwood Academic, 1996; Routledge, 2010. | ||
* Kenneth Silverman, ''[http://www9.zippyshare.com/v/83329543/file.html Begin Again: A Biography of John Cage]'', New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2010. | * Kenneth Silverman, ''[http://www9.zippyshare.com/v/83329543/file.html Begin Again: A Biography of John Cage]'', New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2010. | ||
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Revision as of 07:53, 22 October 2014
John Milton Cage Jr. (5 September 1912 – 12 August 1992) was an American composer, music theorist, writer, and artist. A pioneer of indeterminacy in music, electroacoustic music, and non-standard use of musical instruments, Cage was one of the leading figures of the post-war avant-garde.
Recordings
Films
Writings
- Silence: Lectures and Writings, Wesleyan University Press, 1961. [1]
- A Year from Monday: New Lectures and Writings, Wesleyan University Press, 1969.
- Notations, New York: Something Else Press, 1969.
- Song Books (Solos for Voice 3-92), 3 vols., New York: Henmar Press, 1970.
- M: Writings ’67-’72, Wesleyan University Press, 1973, 217 pp.
- Empty Words: Writings ’73-’78, Wesleyan University Press, 1979, 187 pp.
- X: Writings ’78-’82, Wesleyan University Press, 1983, 187 pp.
Catalogues
- Scores and Prints, New York: Whitney Museum of American Art, 1982, 6 pp.
Interviews
- Richard Kostelanetz, Conversing with Cage, Routledge, 1987; 2nd ed., 2003.
- with Joan Retallack, Musicage: Cage Muses on Words, Art, Music, Wesleyan University Press, 1996.
- Peter Dickinson (ed.), CageTalk: Dialogues with and about John Cage, University of Rochester Press, 2006.
Literature
- Barbara Rose, Not wanting to say anything about Marcel [1970], Milan: Galleria Schwarz, 1971, 4 pp. (in Italian/French/English)
- Michael Nyman, Experimental Music: Cage and Beyond, 1974; 2nd ed., 1999.
- William Fetterman, John Cage's Theatre Pieces. Notations and Performances.pdf, Harwood Academic, 1996; Routledge, 2010.
- Kenneth Silverman, Begin Again: A Biography of John Cage, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2010.
