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American masters. I have nothing to say and I am saying it / John Cage :

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Cage (1912-92) emerged from the post-war American avant-garde to become one of the most controversial and influential of contemporary composers. This programme was made with him two years before he died. He introduces his philosophy that all sounds, even silence, can be used as the source for music...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cage, John (Composer, on-screen participant.)
Other Authors: Miller, Allan, 1933- (Director, Producer), Perlis, Vivian (Producer, Screenwriter), Powers, Patricia Denk (Narrator)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany : Monarda Arts, 1990.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Cage, John.
Composers > United States > Biography.
Compositeurs > États-Unis > Biographies.
Composers.
United States.
Biographical television programs.
Biographies.
Documentary television programs.
Documentaires télévisés.
Biographies télévisées.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Cage (1912-92) emerged from the post-war American avant-garde to become one of the most controversial and influential of contemporary composers. This programme was made with him two years before he died. He introduces his philosophy that all sounds, even silence, can be used as the source for music and discusses his arrival at the use of chance operations in composing. His collaboration with artist Robert Rauschenberg and choreographer Merce Cunningham is explored, and other contributors include Yoko Ono and Laurie Anderson, who have both drawn inspiration from him.
Item Description:Title from title screen (viewed January 18, 2022).
Physical Description:1 online resource (55 minutes)
Playing Time:00:54:56
Production Credits:Music by John Cage ; editor, Allan Miller.