John Cage
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born
September 05, 1912
died
August 12, 1992
gender
male
place of birth
Los Angeles, California, The United States
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genre
Arts & Photography, Poetry, Philosophy
influences
Norman O. Brown, Ananda Coomaraswamy, Merce Cunningham, Marcel Duchamp, Jasper Johns, Charles Olson, Robert Rauschenberg, D. T. Suzuki, David Tudor
about this author
John Milton Cage Jr. was an American composer, philosopher, poet, music theorist, artist, printmaker, and amateur mycologist and mushroom collector. A pioneer of chance music, electronic music and non-standard use of musical instruments, Cage was one of the leading figures of the post-war avant-garde. Critics have lauded him as one of the most influential American composers of the 20th century. He was also instrumental in the development of modern dance, mostly through his association with choreographer Merce Cunningham, who was also Cage's romantic partner for most of their lives.
Cage is perhaps best known for his 1952 composition 4′33″, the three movements of which are performed without a single note being played. The cont…more
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"If you develop an ear for sounds that are musical it is like developing an ego. You begin to refuse sounds that are not musical and that way cut yourself off from a good deal of experience."
— John Cage
— John Cage
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""I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones.""
— John Cage
— John Cage
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ideas,
inspirational
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