Silence: Lectures and Writings - Rilegato

John Cage

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ISBN 10: 0714505269 ISBN 13: 9780714505268

Casa editrice: Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd, 1968

Riassunto

John Cage, a leading figure of the American musical avant-garde and lecturer and writer extraordinary, dedicated himself to the search for new horizons in musical composition. Silence is a collection of some of the essays and lectures that have made John Cage's name synonymous with all that is unpredictable and exciting in contemporary miusic. Outrageous they may be, but to anyone who is receptive to new ideas, to fresh and original ways of looking at and listening to things, they are a mine of fascinating discovery. And, as Cage fans will expect, the book also contains a wealth of handy information on collecting mushrooms, fishing through ice, and so on, as well as many anecdotes and Zen-type stories which illustrate Cage's exuberant artistic pre-occupations.

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Recensione:

'As the unchallenged father figure of American experimental music, Mr. Cage wields an influence that extends far beyond sound alone. . . . Indeed, the entire American avant-garde would be unthinkable without Mr. Cage s music, writings, and genially patriarchical personality.' John Rockwell --New York Times

'Of all Cage's books, it is perhaps the first, Silence, which has had the broadest impact. Even now, artists of all sorts continue to respond to its Zen principles, its chance procedures, and its revolutionary ideas about sound, silence, form, and time.' --Dance Chronicle

L'autore:

JOHN CAGE (1912 1992) was an American composer, philosopher, poet, music theorist, artist, printmaker, and amateur mycologist. A pioneer of percussion, chance, and electronic music, Cage was one of the most influential American composers of the twentieth century. He was also instrumental in the development of modern dance in America, mostly through his association with choreographer Merce Cunningham. Cage is perhaps best known for his 1952 composition 4'33, the three movements of which are performed without a single note being played.

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• Editore: Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 1968
• ISBN 10: 0714505269
• ISBN 13: 9780714505268
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 276
• Redattore: Foreword By Kyle Gann, Eminent American Music Critic.