John Milton Cage Jr. (September 5, 1912 – August 12, 1992) was an American … Read Full Bio ↴John Milton Cage Jr. (September 5, 1912 – August 12, 1992) 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 content of the composition is meant to be perceived as the sounds of the environment that the listeners hear while it is performed, rather than merely as four minutes and thirty three seconds of silence, and the piece became one of the most controversial compositions of the twentieth century. Another famous creation of Cage's is the prepared piano (a piano with its sound altered by placing various objects in the strings), for which he wrote numerous dance-related works and a few concert pieces, the best known of which is Sonatas and Interludes (1946–48).
His teachers included Henry Cowell (1933) and Arnold Schoenberg (1933–35), both known for their radical innovations in music and coincidentally their shared love of mushrooms, but Cage's major influences lay in various Eastern cultures. Through his studies of Indian philosophy and Zen Buddhism in the late 1940s, Cage came to the idea of chance-controlled music, which he started composing in 1951. The I Ching, an ancient Chinese classic text on changing events, became Cage's standard composition tool for the rest of his life. In a 1957 lecture, Experimental Music, he described music as "a purposeless play" which is "an affirmation of life – not an attempt to bring order out of chaos nor to suggest improvements in creation, but simply a way of waking up to the very life we're living".
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 content of the composition is meant to be perceived as the sounds of the environment that the listeners hear while it is performed, rather than merely as four minutes and thirty three seconds of silence, and the piece became one of the most controversial compositions of the twentieth century. Another famous creation of Cage's is the prepared piano (a piano with its sound altered by placing various objects in the strings), for which he wrote numerous dance-related works and a few concert pieces, the best known of which is Sonatas and Interludes (1946–48).
His teachers included Henry Cowell (1933) and Arnold Schoenberg (1933–35), both known for their radical innovations in music and coincidentally their shared love of mushrooms, but Cage's major influences lay in various Eastern cultures. Through his studies of Indian philosophy and Zen Buddhism in the late 1940s, Cage came to the idea of chance-controlled music, which he started composing in 1951. The I Ching, an ancient Chinese classic text on changing events, became Cage's standard composition tool for the rest of his life. In a 1957 lecture, Experimental Music, he described music as "a purposeless play" which is "an affirmation of life – not an attempt to bring order out of chaos nor to suggest improvements in creation, but simply a way of waking up to the very life we're living".
IX
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Divinus Baal & Runa Cê nem sabe a metade Nem sabe É que eu…
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I and Others 何も言わず うなずくだけで 答えてくれた そしていつも 乾かぬウソを 告げた夜に 迎えてくれた 合い言葉は 隙間だらけ…
Insanity Cult Submit into your pain A bottle of confusion A lifeless flow …
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IX 真夜中 月明かりの show time 覗けばほら オドロケ モノノケ 聞こえてくる 誰かの cry cry 呼ばれてす…
J-GLOOMY इनफ इस माय बेबी आयम क्रेझी अँड इ वॉन्ट यौ से…
K. Jandavs تبقى في الدنيا أسبابي باللي نعطي ما نوفيكش تبقى قلمي و…
K.E.FEAR Faz comigo mais uma vez Vai ser love das 9 às…
Keep of Kalessin Kinetic pull Black undertow Stars above And stars below In …
ksandr and I.M.M.U.R.E. Steady repetition is a compulsion mutually reinforced Now w…
lost-radio Yeah, I'ma go ghost like casper I be needin' space like…
Lvmen Bláznivin se rozsévá nazdařbůh … proč jim však naslouchat ..…
M.A. Tiesenga Steady repetition is a compulsion mutually reinforced Now wh…
M.O.T.T. Ti guardo fisso Come fossi la Monalisa E il vestito ti strin…
Main Virginis aeternum veniet de corpore verbum purum. Qui valle…
Might & Magic VI Throw away the thing that tells you Not to throw the…
Mòn What you love is where you left it Plants are there…
mr&mrsBrian Mi è bastato soltanto un minuto Per incontrarti per caso Un'…
Neronoia Nel vuoto Nel silenzio Mai contento Mai contento Sento solo …
Nico Mejía IX And behold, there came a voice to him and said,…
Nomad ... ... ... ... ... We Are Really Delighted, We…
Porcupine Tree He butterfly sailed on the breeze Past a field of barbed…
S.S.W.G. With the Lord one day is a thousand years And a…
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Sonic Youth I.C.P. The Ex I just wan flex But the bothers of life No dey wan…
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Spermbirds Agent one was a dead man Agent two wouldn't die Agent three…
Spider and the Fly Observo todo desde mi balcón Fumándome un blunt Tranquilito…
sunrise/sunset Looking for the something have no real Trying get so deeply…
T.G. Olson Fault Fault's the reason why we point the gun (Point the gun…
The A.W. Ci 6 o non ci 6 chiedi al cuore come…
Toxic & Toxic You're something new Leaving hot stuff on my mind Tell me wh…
V-kaos Ella checando su gram y yo pensando en mi grammy Ella…
v.i.t.r.i.o.l Ti guardo fisso Come fossi la Monalisa E il vestito ti strin…
Ледоход Не слышно шуму городского, Над невской башней тишина, И боль…
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