John Cage
John Milton Cage Jr. (September 5, 1912 – August 12, 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.
Literature
- Silence: Lectures and Writings, Wesleyan University Press, Middletown, 1961/1973
- A Year from Monday: New Lectures and Writings, 1967
- Notations, 1969
- Richard Kostelanetz, Conversing with Cage, Routledge, 2002