John Cage : music, philosophy, and intention, 1933-1950 / edited by David W. Patterson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Patterson, David Wayne.

Series:

Studies in contemporary music and culture ; v. 3.

Studies in contemporary music and culture ; v. 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cage, John--Criticism and interpretation.

Cage, John.

Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

vii, 279 pages : illustrations, music ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2002.

Summary:

This volume explores the early part of John Cage's life and career, concentrating on the "pre-chance" period from roughly 1933 to 1950. These essays consider influences on Cage's work, Cage and percussion, his evolving aesthetic, and his movement toward an ideology that would later shape his work, arguing that a reevaluation of this early period is crucial to understanding his later work.

Contents:

John Cage, Arnold Schoenberg, and the musical idea / David W. Bernstein

Cultural intersections : John Cage in Seattle (1938-1940) / Leta E. Miller

No ear for music : timbre in the early percussion music of John Cage / Christopher Shultis

John Cage's Imaginary landscape no. 1 : through the looking glass / Susan Key

"A therapeutic value for city dwellers" : the development of John Cage's early avant-garde aesthetic position / Branden W. Joseph

The picture is not in the colors : Cage, Coomaraswamy, and the impact of India / David W. Patterson

An imaginary grid : rhythmic structure in Cage's music up to circa 1950 / Paul van Emmerik

Structure vs. form in the Sonatas and interludes for prepared piano / Chadwick Jenkins.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0815329954

OCLC:

44174302