John Cage (ex)plain(ed)Schirmer Books, 1996 - 194 Seiten No composer was more controversial, prolific, or more misunderstood than John Cage (1912-1992). No critic has spent more years defending Cage and his work than Richard Kostelanetz. This work summarizes a lifetime's study of Cage's music, literary works, art, and philosophy. It both introduces Cage to the neophyte and offers valuable insights for the seasoned listener. |
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... inventive organizing principles , such as a twenty - five - tone system ; and distorted instrumental sounds , such as that made by immersing a gong in water . In 1937 he wrote this stunningly prophetic speculation : " I believe that the ...
... inventive organizing principles , such as a twenty - five - tone system ; and distorted instrumental sounds , such as that made by immersing a gong in water . In 1937 he wrote this stunningly prophetic speculation : " I believe that the ...
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... inventive ways . It seems indicative to me that Cage should be drawn to the only work of major modern liter- ature that is likewise scrupulously nonfocused and nonhierar- chical , a work that characteristically ends with the direct ...
... inventive ways . It seems indicative to me that Cage should be drawn to the only work of major modern liter- ature that is likewise scrupulously nonfocused and nonhierar- chical , a work that characteristically ends with the direct ...
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... inventive instruc- tions that can be read apart from musical realization ; which is to say that the Song Books can be appreciated as a book . The instructions fall into four groups : " 1 ) song ; 2 ) song using elec- tronics ; 3 ...
... inventive instruc- tions that can be read apart from musical realization ; which is to say that the Song Books can be appreciated as a book . The instructions fall into four groups : " 1 ) song ; 2 ) song using elec- tronics ; 3 ...
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Fomenter of Radical Consciousness | 7 |
CunninghamCage | 25 |
John Cage Polyartist | 34 |
Urheberrecht | |
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