65. 4’33” (Four Minutes Thirty Three Seconds) The Music of John Cage

In the twentieth century music moves toward avant-garde or experimental and controversial. John Milton Cage (1912-1992) was an American composer who embraces all of these. A pioneer in chance music, he used non-standard instruments including pianos altered by putting objects in the piano strings to make unique sounds. Cage studied with Henry Cowell and Arnold READ MORE The post 65. 4’33” (Four Minutes Thirty Three Seconds) The Music of John Cage first appeared on Accelerando Podcast.