The Music of John CageCambridge University Press, 14.03.1996 - 223 Seiten 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. |
Inhalt
Introduction | 1 |
For more new sounds 19331948 | 6 |
Percussion ensembles | 10 |
The prepared piano | 22 |
To sober and quiet the mind 19461951 | 36 |
Changes in style and aesthetic | 45 |
From choice to chance | 60 |
Throwing sound into silence 19511956 | 74 |
Musical tools | 126 |
Music not composition 19621969 | 138 |
Process and action | 146 |
Electronics | 150 |
Simultaneity abundance and anarchy | 154 |
Joy and bewilderment 19691992 | 162 |
Work in other media | 175 |
Program music | 189 |
Chart systems | 78 |
Pointdrawing systems | 92 |
The Ten Thousand Things | 95 |
Indeterminacy 19571961 | 105 |
New notations | 109 |
Instrumental music | 198 |
Notes | 205 |
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