The experimental composer John Cage (1912-1992) is best known for his works in percussion, prepared piano and electronic music, but he is also acknowledged to be one of the most significant figures in 20th century theatre. In Cage's theatre composition there is a blurring of the distinctions between music, dance, literature, art and everyday life. Here, William Fetterman examines the majority of those compositions by Cage which are audial as well as visual in content, beginning with his first work in this genre in 1952 and continuing through to 1992. Information for this study has come from material discovered among the unpublished scores and notes of Cage and his frequent collaborator David Tudor, as well as the author's interviews with Cage and individuals associated with his work, including Merce Cunningham, Bonnie Bird, Caroline Richards, and Ellsworth Snyder. The book also contains notation and illustrations of performances of Cage's work.
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The first mature period of John Cage's compositions dates from about 1936 to 1951. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
documentable performance, untitled event, indeterminate notation, theatre solos, prepared piano works, start coffee pot, written realization, auxiliary sound, indeterminate score, linguistic notation, four vocalists, chance procedures, unpublished score, live electronic music, score excerpt, score materials, theatre piece, keyboard lid, silent piece, chance determinations, contact microphones, chance composition, john cage, performance realization, score instructions Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
David Tudor, New York, Song Books, Water Music, Music Walk, Cartridge Music, Merce Cunningham, Water Walk, Empty Words, Henmar Press Inc, Andrew Culver, Carolyn Brown, Black Mountain College, Neely Bruce, Sounds of Venice, Don Gillespie, Fontana Mix, Philip Corner, David Barron, Phyllis Bruce, Bonnie Bird, Mac Low, Rozart Mix, Ellsworth Snyder, Theatre Group New!
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The first mature period of John Cage's compositions dates from about 1936 to 1951. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
documentable performance, untitled event, indeterminate notation, theatre solos, prepared piano works, start coffee pot, written realization, auxiliary sound, indeterminate score, linguistic notation, four vocalists, chance procedures, unpublished score, live electronic music, score excerpt, score materials, theatre piece, keyboard lid, silent piece, chance determinations, contact microphones, chance composition, john cage, performance realization, score instructions Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
David Tudor, New York, Song Books, Water Music, Music Walk, Cartridge Music, Merce Cunningham, Water Walk, Empty Words, Henmar Press Inc, Andrew Culver, Carolyn Brown, Black Mountain College, Neely Bruce, Sounds of Venice, Don Gillespie, Fontana Mix, Philip Corner, David Barron, Phyllis Bruce, Bonnie Bird, Mac Low, Rozart Mix, Ellsworth Snyder, Theatre Group New!
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- Empty Words: Writings '73-'78 by John Cage on 17 pages
- Finnegans Wake (Classic, 20th-Century, Penguin) by James Joyce on 7 pages
- A Year from Monday: New Lectures and Writings by John Cage on 5 pages
- Civil Disobedience and Other Essays (Dover Thrift Editions) by Henry David Thoreau on page 150, page 154, and Back Matter
- Dido and Aeneas by Ellen Harris on page 175, and page 185
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- John Cage: Music, Philosophy, and Intention, 1933-1950 (Studies in Contemporary Music and Culture) by David Patterson on page 81, page 171, and page 237
- Harry Partch: An Anthology of Critical Perspectives (Contemporary Music Review) by David Dunn in Back Matter
- Gian Francesco Malipiero (1882-1973): The Life, Times and Music of a Wayward Genius (Contemporary Music Studies) by John C. G. Waterhouse in Index
- Hanns Eisler (Contemporary Music Studies) by David Blake in Front Matter
- Schonberg and Kandinsky: An Historic Encounter (Contemporary Music Studies) by Konrad Boehmer in Front Matter
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