John Cage
Country of origin:
U.S.
Type of music generally:
Experimental composer and theorist
Status:
John Cage died in 1992.
See also:
John Cage's siteWikipedia's entry on John Cage
John Cage online (a list of links)
Comparisons:
Singular
Covers/own material:
Own
General comments:
John Cage was a prolific and famous 20th Century composer and theorist.
Comments about live performance of his work:
[See Wikipedia's Europera entry.]
A couple of people wander around the stage singing random arias. A piano drops in lush unrelated music, and a phonograph plays old opera records. All at the same time. Plus long silences. I love it! (jzitt@humansystems.com)
Recordings:
The many recordings of his compositions include:
Diary: How to Improve the World (You Will Only Make Matters Worse)
Release info:
2000—Wergo
Availability:
Wide on release
Ecto priority:
Recommended for those who appreciate the off-beat
Comments:
OK, so you sorta have to be in the mood to hear an eight-CD set of somebody reading his diary. Invigorating and mindblowing. (jzitt@humansystems.com)
