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==Writings== | ==Writings== | ||
| − | * ''Silence: Lectures and Writings'', Wesleyan University Press, 1961, [http://monoskop | + | * ''Silence: Lectures and Writings'', Wesleyan University Press, 1961, [http://monoskop.org/log/?p=1014 Log], [http://aaaaarg.fail/ref/2eae9524166e698d7a3a65a9183fc182 ARG], [http://archive.org/details/silencelecturesw1961cage IA]; 50th anniv.ed., Wesleyan, 2011, [http://gen.lib.rus.ec/book/index.php?md5=037b8ae73a983cde07c41a9634a37352 PDF]. |
| − | * ''A Year from Monday: New Lectures and Writings'', Wesleyan University Press, 1969, [http://monoskop | + | * ''A Year from Monday: New Lectures and Writings'', Wesleyan University Press, 1969, [http://monoskop.org/log/?p=2165 Log], [http://aaaaarg.fail/ref/24a3ad8da5c3db7f52fe283d44a6bf98 ARG], [http://openlibrary.org/books/OL5545681M/ OL]. |
| − | * ''Notations'', New York: Something Else Press, 1969, [http://monoskop | + | * ''Notations'', New York: Something Else Press, 1969, [http://monoskop.org/log/?p=5948 Log], [http://aaaaarg.fail/ref/ddfce3c24e5ba93e4135c8272f6d205f ARG]. |
| − | * ''Song Books (Solos for Voice 3-92)'', 3 vols., New York: Henmar Press, 1970, [http://monoskop | + | * ''Song Books (Solos for Voice 3-92)'', 3 vols., New York: Henmar Press, 1970, [http://monoskop.org/log/?p=10772 Log]. |
| − | * ''M: Writings ’67-’72'', Wesleyan University Press, 1973, 217 pp, [http://monoskop | + | * ''M: Writings ’67-’72'', Wesleyan University Press, 1973, 217 pp, [http://monoskop.org/log/?p=11641 Log], [http://aaaaarg.fail/ref/084d4e89630d6b474da04e0207e26f5d ARG]. |
| − | * ''Empty Words: Writings ’73-’78'', Wesleyan University Press, 1979, 187 pp, [http://monoskop | + | * ''Empty Words: Writings ’73-’78'', Wesleyan University Press, 1979, 187 pp, [http://monoskop.org/log/?p=11643 Log], [http://aaaaarg.fail/ref/351c63f41c550995c7cdfb5fda948685 ARG]. |
| − | * ''X: Writings ’78-’82'', Wesleyan University Press, 1983, 187 pp, [http://monoskop | + | * ''X: Writings ’78-’82'', Wesleyan University Press, 1983, 187 pp, [http://monoskop.org/log/?p=11645 Log], [http://aaaaarg.fail/ref/e24dc10084668fb54b99121ee550c600 ARG]. |
; Bibliography | ; Bibliography | ||
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==Interviews== | ==Interviews== | ||
| − | * Richard Kostelanetz, ''Conversing with Cage'', Routledge, 1987; 2nd ed., 2003, [http://monoskop | + | * Richard Kostelanetz, ''Conversing with Cage'', Routledge, 1987; 2nd ed., 2003, [http://monoskop.org/log/?p=4822 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, [http://aaaaarg.fail/ref/432632acb7d44806af048450a321911c ARG/1], [http://aaaaarg.fail/ref/cc2ada0b6079cf15b94b839fea362db3 ARG/2]. | * 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://aaaaarg.fail/ref/432632acb7d44806af048450a321911c ARG/1], [http://aaaaarg.fail/ref/cc2ada0b6079cf15b94b839fea362db3 ARG/2]. | ||
| − | * with Joan Retallack, ''Musicage: Cage Muses on Words, Art, Music'', Wesleyan University Press, 1996, [http://monoskop | + | * with Joan Retallack, ''Musicage: Cage Muses on Words, Art, Music'', Wesleyan University Press, 1996, [http://monoskop.org/log/?p=4092 Log], [http://aaaaarg.fail/ref/413bd51b2b7471bc8eda4799a8c6d6f5 ARG]. |
| − | * Peter Dickinson (ed.), ''CageTalk: Dialogues with and about John Cage'', University of Rochester Press, 2006, [http://monoskop | + | * Peter Dickinson (ed.), ''CageTalk: Dialogues with and about John Cage'', University of Rochester Press, 2006, [http://monoskop.org/log/?p=1364 Log], [http://aaaaarg.fail/ref/7c605e18b69dcafe1efdd09b94aba47f ARG]. |
==Documentaries== | ==Documentaries== | ||
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==Literature== | ==Literature== | ||
* 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) | * 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) | ||
| − | * Michael Nyman, ''Experimental Music: Cage and Beyond'', New York: Schirmer Books, 1974, 154 pp; 2nd ed., foreword Brian Eno, Cambridge University Press, 1999, 196 pp, [http://monoskop | + | * Michael Nyman, ''Experimental Music: Cage and Beyond'', New York: Schirmer Books, 1974, 154 pp; 2nd ed., foreword Brian Eno, Cambridge University Press, 1999, 196 pp, [http://monoskop.org/log/?p=617 Log]. |
* James Pritchett, ''The Music of John Cage'', Cambridge University Press, 1993, 223 pp, [http://rosewhitemusic.com/piano/writings/introduction-music-john-cage/ Introduction]. [http://books.google.com/books?id=riHo22Hi8QAC&printsec=frontcover] [http://www.cambridge.org/no/academic/subjects/music/twentieth-century-and-contemporary-music/music-john-cage] Reviews: [http://www.jstor.org/stable/833477 Haskins] (1996), [http://www.jstor.org/stable/746027 Bernstein] (1996), [http://www.jstor.org/stable/3052735 Brooks] (1997). | * James Pritchett, ''The Music of John Cage'', Cambridge University Press, 1993, 223 pp, [http://rosewhitemusic.com/piano/writings/introduction-music-john-cage/ Introduction]. [http://books.google.com/books?id=riHo22Hi8QAC&printsec=frontcover] [http://www.cambridge.org/no/academic/subjects/music/twentieth-century-and-contemporary-music/music-john-cage] Reviews: [http://www.jstor.org/stable/833477 Haskins] (1996), [http://www.jstor.org/stable/746027 Bernstein] (1996), [http://www.jstor.org/stable/3052735 Brooks] (1997). | ||
* William Fetterman, ''John Cage's Theatre Pieces: Notations and Performances'', Harwood Academic, 1996; Routledge, 2010, [http://cdn.anonfiles.com/1404343874732.pdf PDF]. | * William Fetterman, ''John Cage's Theatre Pieces: Notations and Performances'', Harwood Academic, 1996; Routledge, 2010, [http://cdn.anonfiles.com/1404343874732.pdf PDF]. | ||
Revision as of 20:19, 2 August 2015
 John Cage at the Cabrillo Music Festival, 1977, photographed by Betty Freeman. | |
| Born |
September 5, 1912 Los Angeles, United States |
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| Died |
August 12, 1992 (aged 79) New York City, United States |
| Web | UbuWeb Sound, Aaaaarg, Wikipedia, Open Library, Using "Academia.edu" as base chain is not permitted during the annotation process. |
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.
Contents
Recordings
Films
Writings
- Silence: Lectures and Writings, Wesleyan University Press, 1961, Log, ARG, IA; 50th anniv.ed., Wesleyan, 2011, PDF.
- 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.
- Bibliography
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.
- More
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., foreword Brian Eno, Cambridge University Press, 1999, 196 pp, Log.
- James Pritchett, The Music of John Cage, Cambridge University Press, 1993, 223 pp, Introduction. [1] [2] Reviews: Haskins (1996), Bernstein (1996), Brooks (1997).
- 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.
- Kyle Gann, No Such Thing as Silence: John Cage's 4'33", Yale University Press, 2010, 272 pp, PDF. [3] [4] Reviews: Joseph (2010), Revill (2010), Saval (2010), Richardson (2010), Berret (2010), Lefresne (2011), Weagel (2011), Hirst (2011).
- David W. Patterson (ed.), John Cage: Music, Philosophy, and Intention, 1933-1950, Routledge, 2002.
- Peter Jaeger, John Cage and Buddhist Ecopoetics: John Cage and the Performance of Nature, Bloomsbury, 2013, EPUB.
- Biographies
- David Revill, The Roaring Silence: John Cage, a Life, New York: Arcade, 1992, 375 pp; 2nd ed., rev., Skyhorse, 2014, 384 pp. [5] Reviews: Driver (1993), Brooks (1997).
- David Nicholls, John Cage, University of Illinois Press, 2007, 144 pp. [6] Review: Perry (2008).
- Kenneth Silverman, Begin Again: A Biography of John Cage, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2010, EPUB.
- Rob Haskins, John Cage, London: Reaktion Books, 2012, 180 pp. [7] [8] Reviews: Delaere (2013), Sealey (2013), Shultis (2014).
- Kay Larson, Where the Heart Beats: John Cage, Zen Buddhism, and the Inner Life of Artists, Penguin, 2012, 474 pp. Review: Ratliff (2012).
- Bibliography
Links
- http://johncage.org
- A John Cage Compendium, ed. Paul van Emmerik, with Herbert Henck and András Wilheim. Contains a chronology of Cage’s life; catalogues of music, text, and art by Cage; a bibliography; and lists of sources, recordings and films.
- http://www.newalbion.com/artists/cagej/
- http://exhibitions.nypl.org/johncage/
- Making the Right Choices: A John Cage Celebration, curated by the New World Symphony.
