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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.  
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'''John Milton Cage, Jr.''' (1912–1992) 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==
 
==Recordings==
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==Writings==
 
==Writings==
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* ''[http://monoskop.org/log/?p=1014 Silence: Lectures and Writings]'', Wesleyan University Press, 1961. [http://archive.org/details/silencelecturesw1961cage]
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* ''Silence: Lectures and Writings'', Wesleyan University Press, 1961, [http://monoskop.org/log/?p=1014 Log], [http://gr.aaaaarg.org/ref/2eae9524166e698d7a3a65a9183fc182 ARG], [http://archive.org/details/silencelecturesw1961cage IA].
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* ''[http://monoskop.org/log/?p=2165 A Year from Monday: New Lectures and Writings]'', Wesleyan University Press, 1969.
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* ''A Year from Monday: New Lectures and Writings'', Wesleyan University Press, 1969, [http://monoskop.org/log/?p=2165 Log], [http://gr.aaaaarg.org/ref/24a3ad8da5c3db7f52fe283d44a6bf98 ARG], [http://openlibrary.org/books/OL5545681M/ OL].
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* ''[http://monoskop.org/log/?p=5948 Notations]'', New York: Something Else Press, 1969.
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* ''Notations'', New York: Something Else Press, 1969, [http://monoskop.org/log/?p=5948 Log], [http://gr.aaaaarg.org/ref/ddfce3c24e5ba93e4135c8272f6d205f ARG].
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* ''[http://monoskop.org/log/?p=10772 Song Books (Solos for Voice 3-92)]'', 3 vols., New York: Henmar Press, 1970.
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* ''Song Books (Solos for Voice 3-92)'', 3 vols., New York: Henmar Press, 1970, [http://monoskop.org/log/?p=10772 Log].
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* ''[http://monoskop.org/log/?p=11641 M: Writings ’67-’72]'', Wesleyan University Press, 1973, 217 pp.
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* ''M: Writings ’67-’72'', Wesleyan University Press, 1973, 217 pp, [http://monoskop.org/log/?p=11641 Log], [http://gr.aaaaarg.org/ref/084d4e89630d6b474da04e0207e26f5d ARG].
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* ''[http://monoskop.org/log/?p=11643 Empty Words: Writings ’73-’78]'', Wesleyan University Press, 1979, 187 pp.
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* ''Empty Words: Writings ’73-’78'', Wesleyan University Press, 1979, 187 pp, [http://monoskop.org/log/?p=11643 Log], [http://gr.aaaaarg.org/ref/351c63f41c550995c7cdfb5fda948685 ARG].
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* ''[http://monoskop.org/log/?p=11645 X: Writings ’78-’82]'', Wesleyan University Press, 1983, 187 pp.
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* ''X: Writings ’78-’82'', Wesleyan University Press, 1983, 187 pp, [http://monoskop.org/log/?p=11645 Log], [http://gr.aaaaarg.org/ref/e24dc10084668fb54b99121ee550c600 ARG].
  
 
==Catalogues==
 
==Catalogues==
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* ''[http://archive.org/details/johncagescorespr00cage Scores and Prints]'', New York: Whitney Museum of American Art, 1982, 6 pp.
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* ''Scores and Prints'', New York: Whitney Museum of American Art, 1982, 6 pp, [http://archive.org/details/johncagescorespr00cage IA].
  
 
==Interviews==
 
==Interviews==
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* Richard Kostelanetz, ''[http://monoskop.org/log/?p=4822 Conversing with Cage]'', Routledge, 1987; 2nd ed., 2003.
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* Richard Kostelanetz, ''Conversing with Cage'', Routledge, 1987; 2nd ed., 2003, [http://monoskop.org/log/?p=4822 Log].
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* with Joan Retallack, ''[http://monoskop.org/log/?p=4092 Musicage: Cage Muses on Words, Art, Music]'', Wesleyan University Press, 1996.
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* Richard Kostelanetz, "His Own Music: Ur-Conversation with John Cage", ''Perspectives of New Music'' 25:1/2 (Winter-Summer 1987), pp 88-106, & 26:1 (Winter 1988), pp 26-49, [http://gr.aaaaarg.org/ref/432632acb7d44806af048450a321911c ARG/1], [http://gr.aaaaarg.org/ref/cc2ada0b6079cf15b94b839fea362db3 ARG/2].
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* Peter Dickinson (ed.), ''[http://monoskop.org/log/?p=1364 CageTalk: Dialogues with and about John Cage]'', University of Rochester Press, 2006.
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* with Joan Retallack, ''Musicage: Cage Muses on Words, Art, Music'', Wesleyan University Press, 1996, [http://monoskop.org/log/?p=4092 Log], [http://gr.aaaaarg.org/ref/413bd51b2b7471bc8eda4799a8c6d6f5 ARG].
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* Peter Dickinson (ed.), ''CageTalk: Dialogues with and about John Cage'', University of Rochester Press, 2006, [http://monoskop.org/log/?p=1364 Log], [http://gr.aaaaarg.org/ref/7c605e18b69dcafe1efdd09b94aba47f ARG].
  
 
==Documentaries==
 
==Documentaries==
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* ''[http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL36717592B9ED740D John Cage: From Zero]'', dir. Andrew Culver and Frank Scheffer, 85 min, 1995.
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* ''John Cage: From Zero'', dir. Andrew Culver and Frank Scheffer, 85 min, 1995, [http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL36717592B9ED740D YouTube].
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* ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0NwiTHIhGM In The Ocean]'', dir. Frank Scheffer, 54 min, 2001.
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* ''In The Ocean'', dir. Frank Scheffer, 54 min, 2001, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0NwiTHIhGM YouTube].
  
 
==Literature==
 
==Literature==
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* Barbara Rose, ''[http://continuo-docs.tumblr.com/post/89036297552/ Not wanting to say anything about Marcel]'' [1970], Milan: Galleria Schwarz, 1971, 4 pp. (in Italian/French/English)
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* Barbara Rose, ''Not wanting to say anything about Marcel'' [1970], Milan: Galleria Schwarz, 1971, 4 pp, [http://continuo-docs.tumblr.com/post/89036297552/ JPGs]. (in Italian/French/English)
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* Michael Nyman, ''[http://monoskop.org/log/?p=617 Experimental Music: Cage and Beyond]'', 1974; 2nd ed., 1999.
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* Michael Nyman, ''Experimental Music: Cage and Beyond'', New York: Schirmer Books, 1974, 154 pp; 2nd ed., intro. Brian Eno, Cambridge University Press, 1999, 196 pp, [http://monoskop.org/log/?p=617 Log].
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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.
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* William Fetterman, ''John Cage's Theatre Pieces: Notations and Performances'', Harwood Academic, 1996; Routledge, 2010, [http://cdn.anonfiles.com/1404343874732.pdf PDF].
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* David W. Bernstein, Christopher Hatch (eds.), ''[[Media:Bernstein_David_W_Hatch_Christopher_eds_Writings_through_John_Cages_Music_Poetry_and_Art.pdf|Writings through John Cage's Music, Poetry, and Art]]'', University of Chicago Press, 2001, 310 pp.
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* David W. Bernstein, Christopher Hatch (eds.), ''Writings through John Cage's Music, Poetry, and Art'', University of Chicago Press, 2001, 310 pp, [[Media:Bernstein_David_W_Hatch_Christopher_eds_Writings_through_John_Cages_Music_Poetry_and_Art.pdf|PDF]].
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* Kenneth Silverman, ''[http://ge.tt/api/1/files/5hLgiQ22/0/blob?download Begin Again: A Biography of John Cage]'', New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2010.
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* Kenneth Silverman, ''Begin Again: A Biography of John Cage'', New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2010, [http://gen.lib.rus.ec/book/index.php?md5=a02b3415fbac06b4178016d0ed7d1004 EPUB].
  
 
==Links==
 
==Links==

Revision as of 21:51, 25 December 2014


John Cage at the Cabrillo Music Festival, 1977, photographed by Betty Freeman.
Born September 5, 1912(1912-09-05)
Died August 12, 1992(1992-08-12) (aged 79)
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John Milton Cage, Jr. (1912–1992) 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, Log, ARG, IA.
  • A Year from Monday: New Lectures and Writings, Wesleyan University Press, 1969, Log, ARG, OL.
  • Notations, New York: Something Else Press, 1969, Log, ARG.
  • Song Books (Solos for Voice 3-92), 3 vols., New York: Henmar Press, 1970, Log.
  • M: Writings ’67-’72, Wesleyan University Press, 1973, 217 pp, Log, ARG.
  • Empty Words: Writings ’73-’78, Wesleyan University Press, 1979, 187 pp, Log, ARG.
  • X: Writings ’78-’82, Wesleyan University Press, 1983, 187 pp, Log, ARG.

Catalogues

  • Scores and Prints, New York: Whitney Museum of American Art, 1982, 6 pp, IA.

Interviews

  • Richard Kostelanetz, Conversing with Cage, Routledge, 1987; 2nd ed., 2003, Log.
  • Richard Kostelanetz, "His Own Music: Ur-Conversation with John Cage", Perspectives of New Music 25:1/2 (Winter-Summer 1987), pp 88-106, & 26:1 (Winter 1988), pp 26-49, ARG/1, ARG/2.
  • with Joan Retallack, Musicage: Cage Muses on Words, Art, Music, Wesleyan University Press, 1996, Log, ARG.
  • Peter Dickinson (ed.), CageTalk: Dialogues with and about John Cage, University of Rochester Press, 2006, Log, ARG.

Documentaries

  • John Cage: From Zero, dir. Andrew Culver and Frank Scheffer, 85 min, 1995, YouTube.
  • In The Ocean, dir. Frank Scheffer, 54 min, 2001, YouTube.

Literature

  • Barbara Rose, Not wanting to say anything about Marcel [1970], Milan: Galleria Schwarz, 1971, 4 pp, JPGs. (in Italian/French/English)
  • Michael Nyman, Experimental Music: Cage and Beyond, New York: Schirmer Books, 1974, 154 pp; 2nd ed., intro. Brian Eno, Cambridge University Press, 1999, 196 pp, Log.
  • William Fetterman, John Cage's Theatre Pieces: Notations and Performances, Harwood Academic, 1996; Routledge, 2010, PDF.
  • David W. Bernstein, Christopher Hatch (eds.), Writings through John Cage's Music, Poetry, and Art, University of Chicago Press, 2001, 310 pp, PDF.
  • Kenneth Silverman, Begin Again: A Biography of John Cage, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2010, EPUB.

Links

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