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".
XIII
John Cage Lyrics
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A Company of Heroes I can't stop these words from shooting out of my…
A.R.D.E.N. Salir de la rutina Puede ser un buen plan Escapar de tu…
C.O.A.G. (ひとりぼっち) (ひとりぼっち) (みんなひとりぼっち) (ひとりぼっち) 母と体が切り離された瞬間 僕も私も皆ひと…
Crazy Lixx Your heart′s beating faster, your blood runs cold. You're ha…
Crowpath Crush your skull, scrape it clean. this time there will…
Dark Horses WE ARE NUMBERS WE ARE MASS WE ARE SURFACE WE ARE LOVE WE AR…
Der Blutharsch (...) Nein, tear die oblat…
E. Jon Kose Salir de la rutina Puede ser un buen plan Escapar de tu…
Embalmer [Music by: Fleming, Wolff, Stewart] Haunted by you, haunt…
I and Others Texas Gang Gang Gang Gang PRINCE Ça bouge pas toujours dans …
ksandr and I.M.M.U.R.E. Salir de la rutina Puede ser un buen plan Escapar de tu…
Latexxx Teens LatexXx Teens - XIII You're praying for mercy …
M.O.T.T. This is it! I won! Squadala... We're off! Hook Organization…
Malvina Time of unknown whereabouts Trait of this place from where w…
midwich cuckoos Push me, too far Kick back, no control Time slips, mind fray…
Mr Kitty At this time Put the knife In your chest Take your life Can…
ONI INC. ONI cruising through the streets LV 102 degrees Burning like…
Sworn In I've built myself a stage to plea The curtains closed, it's…
The Air I Breathe I Just Wanted To Let You Know That You Will…
The Korea ...лишь восемь минут вашего времени, чтобы целиком и полност…
Tiny Towns Bottle it up Until you've got something to say to me Cause,…
X-Ray Press I saw a beast coming out of the sea He had…
Yell-O-Yell Do Do Do, Do Do DoDo Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yo,…
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Interesting. I like this kind of music vibe
Shin-i-chi Kozima
My mysterious emotion is unfathomable depths
FromTokyo
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Pianist?
Liam Flaherty
OK ok
thy act of post-Holoslawism
Ok
Cheeky Fest
as in who IS the pianist?
Agustín Avarece
i really would like to know, i recieved it 15 years ago in a course as an example, and 10 years later found that was this cage's piece and look for the precise version but i couldn't found, if someone further traces it i'll add the data
Vine
Ok