John Cage - Wikipedia
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 .
John Cage | American Composer & Avant-Garde Innovator
Oct 7, 2024 · John Cage was an American avant-garde composer whose inventive compositions and unorthodox ideas profoundly influenced mid-20th-century music. The son of an inventor, Cage briefly attended Pomona College and then traveled in Europe for a time.
John Cage Art, Bio, Ideas | TheArtStory
Aug 12, 1992 · John Cage revolutionized modern music, changed approach to composition, and broke down the divisions between various realms of art production.
John Cage | John Cage Biography | American Masters - PBS
Aug 1, 2001 · While recognized as one of the most important composers of the century, John Cage's true legacy extends far beyond the world of contemporary classical music.
John Cage - MoMA
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.
4′33″ | Experimental Music, Avant-Garde, Silence | Britannica
4′33″, musical composition by John Cage created in 1952 and first performed on August 29 of that year. It quickly became one of the most controversial musical works of the 20th century because it consisted of silence or, more precisely, ambient sound—what Cage …
John Cage: A Guide to John Cage’s Life and Artistic Influence
Jun 7, 2021 · As one of the most influential American composers of the twentieth century, John Cage is known for his contributions to music, art, dance, and philosophy.
John Cage 1912–1992 - Tate
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.
John Cage | Encyclopedia.com
May 17, 2018 · American avant-garde composer John Cage (1912-1992) experimented with the nature of sound and devised new systems of musical notation. His innovative ideas on composition and performance influenced musicians, painters, and choreographers.
John Cage - Monoskop
Cage is largely credited with the establishment of experimentalism as a style in the 1950s, he was a great inspiration for conceptualist artists in the 1960s, and his music and pedagogical methods were central to the emergence of minimalism in the 1960s and after.