Although John Cage has been almost universally recognised as the leading figure of the post-war musical avant-garde, this is the first book to present a complete and coherent picture of Cage the composer. Providing a historical account of Cage's musical concerns and changing style, James Pritchett describes just what it was Cage did and why and how he did it. The book is centred around extensive descriptions of the most important works and compositional techniques, including in-depth explanations of the role of chance and indeterminacy in Cage's music. Dr Pritchett also considers the relationship of Cage's musical thought to his interests in such diverse subjects as Eastern philosophy and religion, Marshall McLuhan, and anarchism (among many others). This book thus makes the essential introduction to Cage's musical world.
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'Thus we find detailed and generally thorough, consideration of not just Cage's music and the techniques it employs but also the sources of the ideological standpoints from which the music is derived.' Music and Letters
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This is the first book to present a complete and coherent picture of John Cage - universally recognised as the leading figure of the post-war musical avant-garde. The author presents an historical account of the composer's changing musical concerns, his styles and techniques and his many interests.
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John Cage's professional career as a composer really did not begin until 1938 - the year he organized a percussion ensemble at the Cornish School in Seattle. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
paper imperfections, gamut elements, more new sounds, gamut technique, indeterminate works, permanent emotions, prepared piano, percussion works, percussion music, chance composition, time brackets, chart technique, chance techniques, silent piece, sound charts, rhythmic structure, chance operations, compositional systems, rhythmic motives, phrase lengths, experimental music, string pieces Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Music of Changes, New York, Song Books, Cheap Imitation, Fontana Mix, The Ten Thousand Things, Winter Music, Merce Cunningham, Defense of Satie, Empty Words, Forerunners of Modern Music, John Cage, David Tudor, Music Walk, Williams Mix, Marcel Duchamp, Cartridge Music, Composer's Confessions, Henry Cowell, Christian Wolff, Finnegans Wake, Cornish School, Morton Feldman, Rozart Mix, Book of Music New!
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John Cage's professional career as a composer really did not begin until 1938 - the year he organized a percussion ensemble at the Cornish School in Seattle. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
paper imperfections, gamut elements, more new sounds, gamut technique, indeterminate works, permanent emotions, prepared piano, percussion works, percussion music, chance composition, time brackets, chart technique, chance techniques, silent piece, sound charts, rhythmic structure, chance operations, compositional systems, rhythmic motives, phrase lengths, experimental music, string pieces Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Music of Changes, New York, Song Books, Cheap Imitation, Fontana Mix, The Ten Thousand Things, Winter Music, Merce Cunningham, Defense of Satie, Empty Words, Forerunners of Modern Music, John Cage, David Tudor, Music Walk, Williams Mix, Marcel Duchamp, Cartridge Music, Composer's Confessions, Henry Cowell, Christian Wolff, Finnegans Wake, Cornish School, Morton Feldman, Rozart Mix, Book of Music New!
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- A Year from Monday: New Lectures and Writings by John Cage on 9 pages
- Empty Words: Writings '73-'78 by John Cage on 9 pages
- Finnegans Wake (Classic, 20th-Century, Penguin) by James Joyce on 5 pages
- The Bride and the Bachelors: Five Masters of the Avant-Garde by Calvin Tomkins on 5 pages
- The Transformation of Nature in Art by Ananda K. Coomaraswamy on 5 pages
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- John Cage: Music, Philosophy, and Intention, 1933-1950 (Studies in Contemporary Music and Culture) by David Patterson on 10 pages
- Writings through John Cage's Music, Poetry, and Art by David W. Bernstein on 7 pages
- Writings through John Cage's Music, Poetry, and Art by David W. Bernstein on 6 pages
- The New York Schools of Music and the Visual Arts (Studies in Contemporary Music and Culture) by Steven Johnson on 5 pages
- The New York Schools of Music and the Visual Arts (Studies in Contemporary Music and Culture, V. 5.) by Steven Johnson on 4 pages
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