Biographies, Classical Composers, John Cage

In this interesting and illuminating work - part biography, part critical assessment - David Nicholls . . . chronicles and critiques the composer's life. . . . This is an easily accessible and... — Sydney Morning Herald More…

This book is no eulogy compendium. Instead, the interviewees simply give us what we would all prefer to have, which is a diverse set of instructive, good-humoured accounts of their dealings... — BBC Music Magazine More…

Thus we find detailed and generally thorough, consideration of not just Cage's music and the techniques it employs but also the sources of the ideological standpoints from which the music is... — Music and Letters More…

This is the third book that Martin Iddon has contributed to Arnold Whittall's influential series at Cambridge University Press ... Iddon is a footnote virtuoso where every individual mentioned... — Musical Opinion More…