No Such Thing As Silence: John Cage's 4'33" - Brossura

Gann, Kyle

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ISBN 10: 0300171293 ISBN 13: 9780300171297

Casa editrice: Yale Univ Pr, 2011

Riassunto

First performed at the midpoint of the twentieth century, John Cage’s 4'33", a composition conceived of without a single musical note, is among the most celebrated and ballyhooed cultural gestures in the history of modern music. A meditation on the act of listening and the nature of performance, Cage’s controversial piece became the iconic statement of the meaning of silence in art and is a landmark work of American music.

In this book, Kyle Gann, one of the nation’s leading music critics, explains 4'33" as a unique moment in American culture and musical composition. Finding resemblances and resonances of 4'33" in artworks as wide-ranging as the paintings of the Hudson River School and the music of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, he provides much-needed cultural context for this fundamentally challenging and often misunderstood piece. Gann also explores Cage’s craft, describing in illuminating detail the musical, philosophical, and even environmental influences that informed this groundbreaking piece of music. Having performed 4'33" himself and as a composer in his own right, Gann offers the reader both an expert’s analysis and a highly personal interpretation of Cage’s most divisive work.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Kyle Gann is Associate Professor of Music at Bard College, a composer, and former new-music critic for the Village Voice. He lives in Germantown, NY.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Yale Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0300171293
• ISBN 13: 9780300171297
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 255
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile