John Cage
1912 - 1992
American
Summary
John Cage was born on September 5, 1912 in Los Angeles, California and died in New York City on August 12, 1992. He studied liberal arts at Pomona College. Among his composition teachers were Henry Cowell and Arnold Schoenberg. Cage was elected to the American National Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters and received innumerable awards and honors both in the United States and in Europe.
Biography
John Cage was born on September 5, 1912 in Los Angeles, California and died in New York City on August 12, 1992. He studied liberal arts at Pomona College. Among his composition teachers were Henry Cowell and Arnold Schoenberg. Cage was elected to the American National Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters and received innumerable awards and honors both in the United States and in Europe.
He was commissioned by a great many of the most important performing organizations throughout the world, and maintained a very active schedule. It would be extremely difficult to calculate, let alone critically evaluate, the stimulating effect and ramifications that Cage's work has had on 20th century music and art, for it is clear that the musical developments of our time cannot be understood without taking into account his music and ideas. His invention of the prepared piano and his work with percussion instruments led him to imagine and explore many unique and fascinating ways of structuring the temporal dimension of music.
He is universally recognized as the initiator and leading figure in the field of indeterminate composition by means of chance operations. Arnold Schoenberg said of Cage that he was an "inventor – of genius".
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Performances
8th November 2024
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- Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt
- LOCATION
- Stadttheater, Gießen, Germany
9th November 2024
- PERFORMERS
- Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt
- LOCATION
- Stadttheater, Gießen, Germany
10th November 2024
- PERFORMERS
- Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt
- LOCATION
- Stadttheater, Gießen, Germany
13th November 2024
- PERFORMERS
- Dance Heginbotham
- LOCATION
- Ringling Museum, Sarasota, FL, United States of America
13th November 2024
- PERFORMERS
- Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt
- LOCATION
- HfMDK, Frankfurt, Germany
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