Conversing with Cage / Richard Kostelanetz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kostelanetz, Richard.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cage, John--Interviews.

Cage, John.

Composers--United States--Interviews.

Composers.

Interviews.

United States.

Genre:

Interviews.

Physical Description:

x, 332 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2003.

Summary:

John Cage was perhaps the 20th century's most radical classical composer. From his famous "silent" piece (4'33") to his proclamation that "all sound is music," Cage stretched the aesthetic boundaries of what could be performed in the modern concert hall. But, more than that, Cage was a provocative cultural figure, who played a key role in inspiring scores of other artists -- and social philosophers -- in the second half of the 20th century. Through his life and work, he created revolutions in thinking about art, and its relationship to the world around us. Conversing with Cage is the ideal introduction to this world, offering in the artist's own words his ideas about life and art.

Contents:

1 Autobiography 1

2 Precursors 39

3 His Own Music (to 1970) 61

4 His Own Music (after 1970) 85

5 His Performances 107

6 His Writings 139

7 Radio and Audiotape 163

8 Visual Arts 179

9 Dance 203

10 Successors 211

11 Esthetics 221

12 Pedagogy 255

13 Social Philosophy 273.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0415937914

0415937922

OCLC:

50526893