John CageCountry of origin:U.S. Type of music generally:Experimental composer and theorist Status:John Cage died in 1992. See also:John Cage's site Comparisons:Singular Covers/own material:Own General comments:John Cage was a prolific and famous 20th Century composer and theorist. Comments about live performance of his work:[See Wikipedia's Europera entry.] Recordings:The many recordings of his compositions include: Diary: How to Improve the World (You Will Only Make Matters Worse)Release info:2000—Wergo Availability:Wide on release Ecto priority:Recommended for those who appreciate the off-beat Comments:OK, so you sorta have to be in the mood to hear an eight-CD set of somebody reading his diary. Invigorating and mindblowing. (jzitt@humansystems.com) |
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