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John Milton Cage Jr. (September 5, 1912 – August 12, 1992) was an American composer and music theorist. 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.
May 24, 2024 · John Cage (born September 5, 1912, Los Angeles, California, U.S.—died August 12, 1992, New York, New York) was an American avant-garde composer whose inventive compositions and unorthodox ideas profoundly influenced mid-20th-century music.
The official site for information about the life and works of John Cage, administered by the John Cage Trust.
Nov 3, 2020 · In view of this, the Berliner Philharmoniker and their chief conductor Kirill Petrenko added another work, 4‘33‘‘ by John Cage, to their concert from 31 October. http://www.berliner ...
4'33" greatly influenced modernist music, furthering the genres of noise music and silent music, which—whilst still controversial to this day—reverberate among many contemporary musicians. Cage re-explored the idea of silent composition in two later renditions: 0'00" (1962) and One3 (1989).
Sep 5, 2012 · Today, exactly 100 years after his birth, composer, writer and conceptual artist John Cage is still, for many, Public Enemy No. 1. On a scale far beyond the reach of any other 20th-century art...
Explore the life and work of John Cage, a pioneer of experimental music and a key figure in the Fluxus movement. Find his scores, recordings, books, and exhibitions at MoMA.