Cage, John
Overview
| Works: | 8,447 works in 19,663 publications in 10 languages and 197,013 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Criticism, interpretation, etc Music Poetry Interviews Biographies Discographies Bibliographies Manuscripts History Concrete poetry |
| Roles: | Author, Composer, Performer, Instrumentalist, Narrator, Actor, Conductor, Speaker, Singer, Interviewee, Musician, Illustrator, Arranger, Other, Contributor, Dedicatee, Creator, Artist, Honoree, Conceptor, Editor, Adapter, Collector, Designer, zxx, Engraver, Bibliographic antecedent, Photographer, Lyricist, Author of introduction, v=v, wst, pan, wpr, Compiler, Interviewer, Recipient, Director, htt, win, Film editor, Vocalist |
| Classifications: | ML410.C24, 811.508 |
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Most widely held works about
John Cage
- Conversing with Cage by Richard Kostelanetz( )
- Musicage : Cage muses on words, art, music by John Cage( )
- Begin again : a biography of John Cage by Kenneth Silverman( Book )
- New music at Darmstadt : Nono, Stockhausen, Cage, and Boulez by Martin Iddon( )
- John Cage's theatre pieces : notations and performances by William Fetterman( )
- M : writings '67-'72 by John Cage( )
- Silencing the sounded self : John Cage and the American experimental tradition by Christopher Shultis( )
- The selected letters of John Cage by John Cage( )
- Writings through John Cage's music, poetry, and art by David W Bernstein( )
- Experimental music : Cage and beyond by Michael Nyman( Book )
- The Cambridge companion to John Cage by David Nicholls( Book )
- Chance and circumstance : twenty years with Cage and Cunningham by Carolyn Brown( Book )
- John Cage and Buddhist ecopoetics by Peter Jaeger( )
- Experimentations : John Cage in music, art, and architecture by Branden Wayne Joseph( )
- Where the heart beats : John Cage, Zen Buddhism, and the inner life of artists by Kay Larson( Book )
- The bride & the bachelors; the heretical courtship in modern art by Calvin Tomkins( Book )
- John Cage : composed in America( Book )
- The roaring silence : John Cage, a life by David Revill( Book )
- Notations by John Cage( Book )
- The bride and the bachelors : five masters of the avant garde by Calvin Tomkins( Book )
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Most widely held works by
John Cage
Silence : lectures and writings by
John Cage(
Book
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152 editions published between 1960 and 2017 in 3 languages and held by 3,299 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
John Cage is the outstanding composer of avant-garde music today. The Saturday Review said of him: "Cage possesses one of the rarest qualities of the true creator- that of an original mind- and whether that originality pleases, irritates, amuses or outrages is irrelevant." "He refuses to sermonize or pontificate. What John Cage offers is more refreshing, more spirited, much more fun-a kind of carefree skinny-dipping in the infinite. It's what's happening now." -The American Record Guide"There is no such thing as an empty space or an empty time. There is always something to see, something to hear. In fact, try as we may to make a silence, we cannot. Sounds occur whether intended or not; the psychological turning in direction of those not intended seems at first to be a giving up of everything that belongs to humanity. But one must see that humanity and nature, not separate, are in this world together, that nothing was lost when everything was given away."
152 editions published between 1960 and 2017 in 3 languages and held by 3,299 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
John Cage is the outstanding composer of avant-garde music today. The Saturday Review said of him: "Cage possesses one of the rarest qualities of the true creator- that of an original mind- and whether that originality pleases, irritates, amuses or outrages is irrelevant." "He refuses to sermonize or pontificate. What John Cage offers is more refreshing, more spirited, much more fun-a kind of carefree skinny-dipping in the infinite. It's what's happening now." -The American Record Guide"There is no such thing as an empty space or an empty time. There is always something to see, something to hear. In fact, try as we may to make a silence, we cannot. Sounds occur whether intended or not; the psychological turning in direction of those not intended seems at first to be a giving up of everything that belongs to humanity. But one must see that humanity and nature, not separate, are in this world together, that nothing was lost when everything was given away."
American poetry : the twentieth century(
Book
)
1 edition published in 2000 in English and held by 2,335 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Contains over 1500 poems by more than 200 well-known American poets, including Langston Hughes, T.S. Eliot, Ezra Pound, Robert Frost, and Wallace Stevens
1 edition published in 2000 in English and held by 2,335 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Contains over 1500 poems by more than 200 well-known American poets, including Langston Hughes, T.S. Eliot, Ezra Pound, Robert Frost, and Wallace Stevens
Sonatas and interludes for prepared piano by
John Cage(
)
111 editions published between 1950 and 2014 in 6 languages and held by 2,291 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
(1) TAKAHASHI, Yuji (prepared piano)
111 editions published between 1950 and 2014 in 6 languages and held by 2,291 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
(1) TAKAHASHI, Yuji (prepared piano)
A year from Monday : new lectures and writings by
John Cage(
Book
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65 editions published between 1963 and 2010 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,006 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Lectures, essays, diaries and other writings
65 editions published between 1963 and 2010 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,006 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Lectures, essays, diaries and other writings
X : writings '79-'82 by
John Cage(
)
31 editions published between 1982 and 2012 in 3 languages and held by 1,705 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Annotation
31 editions published between 1982 and 2012 in 3 languages and held by 1,705 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Annotation
Empty words : writings '73-'78 by
John Cage(
Book
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31 editions published between 1977 and 2010 in 3 languages and held by 1,502 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Writings through James Joyce's Finnegan's Wake, Norman O. Brown, and "The Future of Music."
31 editions published between 1977 and 2010 in 3 languages and held by 1,502 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Writings through James Joyce's Finnegan's Wake, Norman O. Brown, and "The Future of Music."
Anarchy by
John Cage(
)
10 editions published between 1988 and 2001 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,352 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
""That government governs best which governs not at all; and when men are prepared for it, that will be the kind of government which they will have." This quote from Henry David Thoreau's Essay on Civil Disobedience is one of thirty quotations from which John Cage created Anarchy, a book-length lecture comprising twenty mesostic poems. Composed with the aid of a computer program to simulate the coin toss of the I Ching, Anarchy draws on the writings of many serious anarchists including Emma Goldman, Peter Kropotkin, and Mario Malatesta, not so much making arguments for anarchism as "brushing information against information," giving the very words new combinations that de-familiarize and re-energize them. Now widely available for the first time, Anarchy marks the culmination of Cage's work as a poet, composer and as a thinker about contemporary society."--Jaquette
10 editions published between 1988 and 2001 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,352 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
""That government governs best which governs not at all; and when men are prepared for it, that will be the kind of government which they will have." This quote from Henry David Thoreau's Essay on Civil Disobedience is one of thirty quotations from which John Cage created Anarchy, a book-length lecture comprising twenty mesostic poems. Composed with the aid of a computer program to simulate the coin toss of the I Ching, Anarchy draws on the writings of many serious anarchists including Emma Goldman, Peter Kropotkin, and Mario Malatesta, not so much making arguments for anarchism as "brushing information against information," giving the very words new combinations that de-familiarize and re-energize them. Now widely available for the first time, Anarchy marks the culmination of Cage's work as a poet, composer and as a thinker about contemporary society."--Jaquette
Sonatas & interludes by
John Cage(
)
65 editions published between 1983 and 2015 in 4 languages and held by 1,226 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
65 editions published between 1983 and 2015 in 4 languages and held by 1,226 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
John Cage and David Tudor : correspondence on interpretation and performance by
Martin Iddon(
)
13 editions published between 2013 and 2015 in English and held by 953 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
John Cage is best known for his indeterminate music, which leaves a significant level of creative decision-making in the hands of the performer. But how much licence did Cage allow? Martin Iddon's book is the first volume to collect the complete extant correspondence between the composer and pianist David Tudor, one of Cage's most provocative and significant musical collaborators. The book presents their partnership from working together in New York in the early 1950s, through periods on tour in Europe, until the late stages of their work from the 1960s onwards, carried out almost exclusively within the frame of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company. Tackling the question of how much creative flexibility Tudor was granted, Iddon includes detailed examples of the ways in which Tudor realised Cage's work, especially focusing on Music of Changes to Variations II, to show how composer and pianist influenced one another's methods and styles
13 editions published between 2013 and 2015 in English and held by 953 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
John Cage is best known for his indeterminate music, which leaves a significant level of creative decision-making in the hands of the performer. But how much licence did Cage allow? Martin Iddon's book is the first volume to collect the complete extant correspondence between the composer and pianist David Tudor, one of Cage's most provocative and significant musical collaborators. The book presents their partnership from working together in New York in the early 1950s, through periods on tour in Europe, until the late stages of their work from the 1960s onwards, carried out almost exclusively within the frame of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company. Tackling the question of how much creative flexibility Tudor was granted, Iddon includes detailed examples of the ways in which Tudor realised Cage's work, especially focusing on Music of Changes to Variations II, to show how composer and pianist influenced one another's methods and styles
Imaginary landscapes by
John Cage(
)
29 editions published between 1995 and 2012 in 4 languages and held by 876 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Imaginary Landscape No. 1 for muted piano, cymbal, turntables and frequency recordings / Imaginary Landscape No. 2 f.percussion / Imaginary Landscape No. 3 for percussion / Imaginary Landscape No. 4 for twelve radios / Imaginary Landscape No. 5 for any recordings / But What About the Noise ... for percussion ensemble
29 editions published between 1995 and 2012 in 4 languages and held by 876 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Imaginary Landscape No. 1 for muted piano, cymbal, turntables and frequency recordings / Imaginary Landscape No. 2 f.percussion / Imaginary Landscape No. 3 for percussion / Imaginary Landscape No. 4 for twelve radios / Imaginary Landscape No. 5 for any recordings / But What About the Noise ... for percussion ensemble
Virgil Thomson : his life and music by
Kathleen O'Donnell Hoover(
Book
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16 editions published between 1959 and 1970 in English and Undetermined and held by 865 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
16 editions published between 1959 and 1970 in English and Undetermined and held by 865 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
John Cage by
Richard Kostelanetz(
Book
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4 editions published in 1970 in English and German and held by 829 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
For years he was dismissed as an eccentric exponent of arbitrary noise punctuated by silence. Now, however, John Cage is universally acknowledged as the most influential composer of his generation. Cage's activities as composer, graphic artist, poet, teacher, critic and - not least - writer are explored in this collection of readings by and about this avant-garde pioneer, covering his most innovative period, 1933-1970. The main concern of this book is, of course, music: here composers and critics such as Virgil Thompson, Henry Cowell, Edward Downes, and Michael Zwerin analyze Cage's contribution to sound; Cage comments on his own works, such as Sonatas and Interludes, Cartridge Music, and Williams Mix; and the editor, Richard Kostelanetz, also includes Cage's groundbreaking essay, "Future of Music: Credo" and his perceptive remarks about composers from Satie and Webern to Stockhausen, But this anthology by no means neglects the other aspects of Cage's creativity. Cage writes fondly here of his collaboration with Merce Cunningham, the space-time avant-garde dancer and choreographer; Barbara Rose and Dore Ashton review Cage's influence on the contemporary art scene; his poetry is both represented herein and analyzed by Kostelanetz; and his teaching is remembered vividly by his students. Including a newly updated bibliography, discography, and catalog of compositions, as well as more than sixty illustrations, this collection is invaluable not only for students, teachers, and scholars, but for all who take a lively interest in the growth of the avant-garde in the twentieth century
4 editions published in 1970 in English and German and held by 829 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
For years he was dismissed as an eccentric exponent of arbitrary noise punctuated by silence. Now, however, John Cage is universally acknowledged as the most influential composer of his generation. Cage's activities as composer, graphic artist, poet, teacher, critic and - not least - writer are explored in this collection of readings by and about this avant-garde pioneer, covering his most innovative period, 1933-1970. The main concern of this book is, of course, music: here composers and critics such as Virgil Thompson, Henry Cowell, Edward Downes, and Michael Zwerin analyze Cage's contribution to sound; Cage comments on his own works, such as Sonatas and Interludes, Cartridge Music, and Williams Mix; and the editor, Richard Kostelanetz, also includes Cage's groundbreaking essay, "Future of Music: Credo" and his perceptive remarks about composers from Satie and Webern to Stockhausen, But this anthology by no means neglects the other aspects of Cage's creativity. Cage writes fondly here of his collaboration with Merce Cunningham, the space-time avant-garde dancer and choreographer; Barbara Rose and Dore Ashton review Cage's influence on the contemporary art scene; his poetry is both represented herein and analyzed by Kostelanetz; and his teaching is remembered vividly by his students. Including a newly updated bibliography, discography, and catalog of compositions, as well as more than sixty illustrations, this collection is invaluable not only for students, teachers, and scholars, but for all who take a lively interest in the growth of the avant-garde in the twentieth century
Music for prepared piano by
John Cage(
)
24 editions published between 1999 and 2007 in 4 languages and held by 783 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
24 editions published between 1999 and 2007 in 4 languages and held by 783 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Cage/Cunningham : a film by
Elliot Caplan(
Visual
)
28 editions published between 1991 and 2012 in English and Undetermined and held by 773 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Combines archival material and eight years of world tour footage to document the 50 year collaboration between composer John Cage and dancer/choreographer Merce Cunningham
28 editions published between 1991 and 2012 in English and Undetermined and held by 773 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Combines archival material and eight years of world tour footage to document the 50 year collaboration between composer John Cage and dancer/choreographer Merce Cunningham
Silence : Lectures and Writings, 50th Anniversary Edition by
John Cage(
)
5 editions published in 2011 in English and held by 761 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Special edition of the book that revolutionized our understanding of how we make and experience art
5 editions published in 2011 in English and held by 761 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Special edition of the book that revolutionized our understanding of how we make and experience art
Music of changes by
John Cage(
Recording
)
54 editions published between 1978 and 2014 in 4 languages and held by 739 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
54 editions published between 1978 and 2014 in 4 languages and held by 739 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
I-VI by
John Cage(
Book
)
19 editions published between 1990 and 1997 in English and held by 729 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Features Cage reading a mesostic (a literary form generated by chance operations) to allow the listener to experience it as delivered; also features a selection from the question-and-answer seminars that conveys the lively flavor of the event
19 editions published between 1990 and 1997 in English and held by 729 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Features Cage reading a mesostic (a literary form generated by chance operations) to allow the listener to experience it as delivered; also features a selection from the question-and-answer seminars that conveys the lively flavor of the event
The works for percussion by
John Cage(
)
12 editions published between 2000 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 710 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
12 editions published between 2000 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 710 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Liberations; new essays on the humanities in revolution by
John Cage(
Book
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12 editions published between 1971 and 1972 in English and held by 694 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
12 editions published between 1971 and 1972 in English and held by 694 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The 25-year retrospective concert of the music of John Cage by
John Cage(
Recording
)
41 editions published between 1958 and 2011 in 4 languages and held by 689 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Recorded at Town Hall, New York City, May 15, 1958
41 editions published between 1958 and 2011 in 4 languages and held by 689 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Recorded at Town Hall, New York City, May 15, 1958
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Related Identities
- Cunningham, Merce Other Interviewee Performer Dancer Restager Conductor Director Choreographer Speaker Author
- Tudor, David 1926-1996 Other Interviewee Performer Adapter Musician Dedicatee Author Editor Instrumentalist Composer
- Kostelanetz, Richard Other Interviewee Editor Lyricist Author of introduction Author Interviewer
- Merce Cunningham Dance Company Other Producer Performer Artist Dancer
- Drury, Stephen Conductor Performer Instrumentalist Director
- Rauschenberg, Robert 1925-2008 Set designer Other Artist Interviewee Designer Speaker Author Contributor Costume designer Collector
- Iddon, Martin 1975- Author Editor
- Tan, Margaret Leng Interviewee Performer Musician Author Editor Instrumentalist
- Duchamp, Marcel 1887-1968 Other Interviewee Illustrator Bibliographic antecedent Author Composer
- Cunningham Dance Foundation Other Publisher Producer Performer
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Aleatory music American poetry Artistic collaboration Arts Avant-garde (Aesthetics) Avant-garde (Music) Bride stripped bare by her bachelors, even (Duchamp, Marcel) Brown, Carolyn, Cage, John Choreographers Composers Composition (Music) Cunningham, Merce Dancers Duchamp, Marcel, Electronic music Emerson, Ralph Waldo, Essays Ethics Fuller, R. Buckminster--(Richard Buckminster), Gay composers Humanities Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Instrumental music Ives, Charles, Kermode, Frank, Modern dance Music Musical notation Music and literature Music--Computer network resources Music--Philosophy and aesthetics Percussion ensembles Performance art Performances Piano music Political and social views Postmodernism Prepared piano music Rauschenberg, Robert, Sonatas (Piano) Songs (Low voice) with piano Stern, Daniel, Thomson, Virgil, Thoreau, Henry David, Tinguely, Jean, United States Vocal music White, Hayden V., Zen Buddhism--Influence
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Keidž, Džon
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Keidžs, Džons 1912-1992
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Kēji, Jon
Kēji, Jon 1912-1992
Τζων Κέιτζ Αμερικανός πρωτοπόρος συνθέτης, θεωρητικός της μουσικής, εικαστικός καλλιτέχνης και φιλόσοφος
Τζων Κέιτζ Πειραματιστής συνθέτης και θεωρητικός της μουσικής, φιλόσοφος, ποιητής, εικαστικός καλλιτέχνης, χαράκτης
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Джон Кейдж американски композитор авангардист
Джон Кейдж американский композитор, философ, поэт, музыковед, художник
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존 케이지
존 케이지 미국의 아방가르드 작곡가(1912–1992)
케이지, 존 1912-1992
ケージ, ジョン
ケージ, ジョン 1912-1992
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