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John Cage
John CageAvant-garde composition and music theoryAmerican1912–1992
“I have nothing to say and I am saying it, and that is the poetry I need.”
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John Cage was an American composer, music theorist, and artist, and a central figure in twentieth-century avant-garde music. Through his use of silence, environmental sounds, prepared piano, and chance procedures, he transformed conventional definitions of music and the role of the composer. His best-known work is 4′33″.
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