John Cage

John Cage

Birthday: September 5, 1912 in Los Angeles, California, USA
Innovative Composer and pianist, educated at Pomona College, he studied music with Fannie Dillon, Ruhan Buhlig, Lazare Levy, Henry Cowell, Adolph Weiss, Arnold Schönberg, and Edgard Varèse. He invented the concept of the "prepared" piano, and gave recitals in Europe and the United States. He joined ASCAP in 1955.
I do the cooking, and Merce does the dishes. [in 1989, when asked publicly for the first time about ...Show more »
I do the cooking, and Merce does the dishes. [in 1989, when asked publicly for the first time about the "nature of his relationship" with choreographer Merce Cunningham, who was also his frequent professional collaborator. Show less «
American Masters - Season 37
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The Velvet Underground
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In Pursuit of Silence
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John Cage: Journeys in Sound
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The Source: The Story of the Beats and the Beat Generation
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Error 73
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Poetry in Motion
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