John Cage and the Universe of the Contemporary European Music

Authors

  • Lucia-Cristina Maniut Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania

Keywords:

Cage, modernity, 20th century

Abstract

John Cage was undoubtedly one of the most outstanding figures of the 20th century as well as one of the least understood artists of the time. John Cage was educated, along with other artists, by Arnold Schoenberg, Henry Cowell, Marcel Duchamp, and Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki, and he pursued, along with his work, a less common goal: giving up any type of control so that ”sounds can be pure sounds.

Author Biography

Lucia-Cristina Maniut, Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania

The National University of Music Bucharest, Romania

Published

2007-05-24

Issue

Vol. 13(48) (2006)

Section

MUSIC

License

Copyright (c) 2006 Bulletin of the Transilvania University of Braşov. Series VIII: Performing Arts

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