John Cage

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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

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