The Roaring Silence: John Cage: A Life - Softcover

Revill, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1559702206 ISBN 13: 9781559702201

Publisher: Arcade Publishing, 1993

Synopsis

Documents John Cage's contributions to modern music, analyzes influences on his art, and places his life and work within the context of twentieth-century art

About this title

From Library Journal:

Arnold Schoenberg referred to the recently deceased Cage as "an inventor--of genius," and indeed he was, as manifested through his musical and visual compositions. Avant-garde is a term that comes to mind when considering his complex gifts. Always the optimist, Cage focused throughout his life on an astonishing assortment of endeavors. Besides his never-ending quest toward perfection of sound (including a unique realization of silence), Cage delved into such eclectic areas as Eastern philosophy, edible wild foods (particularly the wild mushroom), printmaking, dance, and poetry. This book was written with Cage's cooperation and was to have been published to coincide with his 80th birthday. This definitive biography is a fine companion to Cage's Silence: Lectures & Writings (1961). It is recommended for academic and special libraries.
- Kathleen Sparkman, Baylor Univ., Waco, Tex.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Publishers Weekly:

In this sympathetic biography, the late avant-garde composer John Cage is acclaimed as "a man of joyous integrity" who leaned toward the ascetic and the transcendent. Photos.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Arcade Publishing
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 1559702206
• ISBN 13: 9781559702201
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 375