John Cage

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United States composer of avant-garde music (1912-1992)

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"Rules of composition" that might be read into Duchamp 's Fountain or John Cage 's 4′33″ do not locate the works in a recognizable style (or certainly not a style recognizable at the time of the works' realisation). Source: Internet

The album includes performances of works by renowned composers of today’s contemporary scene such as Steve Reich, John King, John Cage and Joji Yuasa, and will also feature four world premieres. Source: Internet

Fluxus traces its beginnings to John Cage 's 1957 to 1959 Experimental Composition classes at the New School for Social Research in New York City. Source: Internet

Influenced by these techniques, John Cage composed " Imaginary Landscape No. 1 " in 1939 by adjusting the speeds of recorded tones. Source: Internet

The English translation was, however, criticised by John Cage ; in a letter to Ornella Volta (25 May 1983) he referred to the translation as disappointing compared to the formidable value of the original biography. Source: Internet

These pieces predate John Cage 's Music of Changes (1951), which is often considered the first modern piece to be conceived largely through random procedures. Source: Internet

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