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| Era | 20th century |
| Birth - Death | September 5, 1912 – August 12, 1992 |
| Summary | John Milton Cage Jr. was an American composer. A pioneer of chance music, electronic music and non-standard use of musical instruments, Cage was one of the leading figures of the post-war avant-garde and, in the opinion of many, the most influential American composer of the 20th century. He was also instrumental in the development of modern dance, mostly through his association with choreographer Merce Cunningham, who was also Cage's romantic partner for the most part of the latter's life. |
| Video | Music for Marcel Duchamp |
| More Information | John Cage - Black Mountain, 4’33’’ and his subsequent works The music of chance - article from the UK Guardian newspaper, quotes from various people who knew Cage. John Cage and Merce Cunningham 1942 - 1992 - an essay by Connie Sunday. John Cage Database - includes a complete catalogue of Cage's music with details on individual compositions, as well as a discography, a bibliography and a list of forthcoming performances of Cage's work. A John Cage Compendium - website by Cage scholar Paul van Emmerik, in collaboration with performer Herbert Henck and András Wilheim. Includes exhaustive catalogues and bibliography, chronology of Cage's life, etc. Guide to the John Cage Mycology Collection Larry Solomon's John Cage Pages - a complete catalogue of Cage's music and a filmography, as well as other materials. James Pritchett: Writings - articles on Cage's music in HTML and PDF form by Cage scholar James Pritchett. American Masters: John Cage – by PBS John Cage quotations John Cage . Indeterminacy - An archive of John Cage's one-minute stories from Indeterminacy: new aspect of form in instrumental and electronic music. An Autobiographical Statement - John Cage delivered "An Autobiographical Statement" at Southern Methodist University on 17 April 1990, as part of the year-long celebration. 4′33″ (Four minutes, thirty-three seconds) - a musical composition by American avant-garde composer John Cage |
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