Writings about John Cage / edited by Richard Kostelanetz.
| Other author | Kostelanetz, Richard, editor. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 1993. |
| Description | xx, 353 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Imaginary landscaper (1982) / Eric Salzman -- Beginning with Cage (1979) / Richard Kostelanetz -- On John Cage (1992) / Petr Kotik -- Counterpoint (1934) / Henry Cowell -- Percussionists in concert led by John Cage (1943) / Paul Bowles -- Ajemian-Masselos (1946) / Lou Harrison -- "A ping, qualified by a thud" (1948) / Peggy Glanville-Hicks -- The early percussion music of John Cage (1978) / Stuart Saunders Smith -- About John Cage's "prepared piano" (1990) / Daniel Charles -- Cage's well-tampered clavier (1978) / Eric Salzman -- On form (1960) / Christian Wolff -- Cage and Satie (1973) / Michael Nyman -- The abstract composers (1952) / Virgil Thomson -- Cage string quartet (1972) / Peter Dickinson -- On Cage's string quartet in four parts (1988) / Deborah Campana -- New and electronic music (1957) / Christian Wolff -- Two albums by John Cage (1960) / Peter Yates -- John Cage late and early (1960) / Virgil Thomson -- De-linearizing musical continuity (1990) / Daniel Charles -- "There's no such thing as silence": John Cage's poetics of silence (1991) / Eric De Visscher -- Variations IV (ca. 1967) / Joseph Byrd -- John Cage and the theory of harmony (1983) / James Tenney -- John Cage's lecture "Indeterminacy" (1959) / Hans G. Helms -- Structure as context (1988) / Thomas DeLio -- John Cage in a new key (1981) / Natalie Crohn Schmitt -- Mimesis and beyond: Mallarme, Boulez, and Cage (1986-87) / Jonathan Scott Lee -- John Cage as a Horspielmacher (1989) / Richard Kostelanetz -- Roaratorio appraisiated (1983) / William Brooks -- Freeman etudes (1991) / Paul Zukofsky and John Cage -- Europe's opera: notes on John Cage's Europeras 1 and 2 (1987) / Heniz-Klaus Metzger -- Europeras (1988) / Manfredi Piccolomini -- Figuration and prefiguration: notes on some new graphic notions (1991) / Daniel Charles -- Silence (1962) / John Hollander -- Social concern (1968) / Calvin Tomkins -- A year from Monday (1968) / Roger Maren -- Cage and Fluxus (1990) / Henry Flynt -- Something about the writings of John Cage (1991) / Jackson Mac Low -- John Cage's longest and best poem (1990) / Richard Kostelanetz -- Cage's cage (1990) / Edward Rothstein -- Gertrude Stein and John Cage: Three fragments (1977) / Ellsworth Snyder -- "We have eyes as well as ears" (1982) / Anne d'Harnoncourt -- The development of his visual art (1991) / Richard Kostelanetz -- Merce Cunningham: origins and influences (1983) / David Vaughan -- Cage and modern dance (1965) / Jill Johnston -- Music and dance (1982) / Merce Cunningham -- 16 dances (1984) / William Brooks. |
| Abstract | John Cage was one of the most extraordinary and intriguing composers of the twentieth century--or perhaps of any century. His vast corpus of musical compositions, writings, and performances has amazed, amused, bored, enlightened, angered, and fascinated audiences throughout the world. Despite the controversy surrounding his work, there is little disagreement about his role as one of the most important and influential members of the avant-garde. In this book, the editor has collected the writings of thirty-seven prominent scholars and critics. Selections include articles by the composers Henry Cowell, Peggy Glanville-Hicks, Lou Harrison, Michael Nyman, Virgil Thomson, and Christian Wolff; by literary figures Paul Bowles, John Hollander, and Manfredi Piccolomini; by critics Daniel Charles, Jill Johnston, Edward Rothstein, Calvin Tomkins, and Peter Yates; and by performers Merce Cunningham and Paul Zukofsky. The contributions cover all aspects of Cage's life and career, including his music, his aesthetics, his prose and poetry, his visual art, and his contributions to modern dance. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 92032218 |
| ISBN | 0472103482 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML410.C24 W7 1993 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |