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No Such Thing As Silence : John Cage's 4'33" by Kyle Gann (2011, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherYale University Press

ISBN-100300171293

ISBN-139780300171297

eBay Product ID (ePID)99585201

Product Key Features

Book TitleNo Such Thing As Silence : John Cage&Apos;S 4&Apos;33&Quot;

Number of Pages272 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicConceptual, History & Criticism, Individual Composer & Musician

Publication Year2011

IllustratorYes

GenreMusic, Art

AuthorKyle Gann

Book SeriesIcons of America Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight11.3 Oz

Item Length8.2 in

Item Width5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal784.18/9

SynopsisA vibrant portrait of the importance, influence, and impact of John Cage's iconic piece 4 ' 33" by a leading modern music critic First performed at the midpoint of the twentieth century, John Cage's 4'33" , a composition conceived of without a single musical note,is among the most celebrated and ballyhooed cultural gestures in the history of modern music. A meditation on the act of listening and the nature of performance, Cage's controversial piece became the iconic statement of the meaning of silence in art and is a landmark work of American music. In this book, Kyle Gann, one of the nation's leading music critics, explains 4'33" as a unique moment in American culture and musical composition. Finding resemblances and resonances of 4'33" in artworks as wide-ranging as the paintings of the Hudson River School and the music of John Lennon and Yoko Ono,he provides much-needed cultural context for this fundamentally challenging and often misunderstood piece. Gann also explores Cage's craft, describing in illuminating detail the musical, philosophical, and even environmental influences that informed this groundbreaking piece of music. Having performed 4'33" himself and as a composer in his own right, Gann offers the reader both an expert's analysis and a highly personal interpretation of Cage's most divisive work., A vibrant portrait of the importance, influence, and impact of John Cage's iconic piece 4 ' 33" by a leading modern music critic First performed at the midpoint of the twentieth century, John Cage's 4'33" , a composition conceived of without a single musical note, is among the most celebrated and ballyhooed cultural gestures in the history of modern music. A meditation on the act of listening and the nature of performance, Cage's controversial piece became the iconic statement of the meaning of silence in art and is a landmark work of American music. In this book, Kyle Gann, one of the nation's leading music critics, explains 4'33" as a unique moment in American culture and musical composition. Finding resemblances and resonances of 4'33" in artworks as wide-ranging as the paintings of the Hudson River School and the music of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, he provides much-needed cultural context for this fundamentally challenging and often misunderstood piece. Gann also explores Cage's craft, describing in illuminating detail the musical, philosophical, and even environmental influences that informed this groundbreaking piece of music. Having performed 4'33" himself and as a composer in his own right, Gann offers the reader both an expert's analysis and a highly personal interpretation of Cage's most divisive work.

LC Classification NumberML410.C24G35 2011