John Cage: Music, Philosophy, and Intention, 1933-1950

Printed on demand

Estimated despatch time 7 - 10 days

Introduction, Charles Hamm
Chapter 11. John Cage, Arnold Schoenberg, and the Musical Idea, David W. Bernstein
Chapter 22. Cultural Intersections: John Cage in Seattle (1938-1940), Leta E. Miller
Chapter 33. No Ear for Music: Timbre in the Early Percussion Music of John Cage, Christopher Shultis
Chapter 44. John Cage's Imaginary Landscape No. 1: Through the Looking Glass, Susan Key
Chapter 55. "A Therapeutic Value for City Dwellers": The Development of John Cage's Early Avant-Garde Aesthetic Position, Branden W. Joseph
Chapter 66. The Picture That Is Not in the Colors: Cage, Coomaraswamy, and the Impact of India, David W. Patterson
Chapter 77. An Imaginary Grid: Rhythmic Structure in Cage's Music Up to circa 1950, Paul van Emmerik
Chapter 88. Structure vs. Form in The Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano, Chadwick Jenkins
Contributors Index

About
Explore

About

John Cage seeks to explore the early part of the composer's life and career, concentrating on the pre-chance period between 1933 and 1950 that is crucial to understanding his later work. The essays consider Cage's influences, his evolving aesthetic, and his movement toward ideology that would later shape his work.

Book

Contents

Download queue