Transcript John Cage

John Cage
“Which is more musical: a
truck passing by a
factory or a truck passing
by a music school?"
Life
• Born in Los Angeles,
CA on September 5,
1912
• Died in New York on
August 12, 1992
Music
• Used Eastern
Philosophies which
treasured nonintention
• Worked to remove
choice from
compositions
– Coin tosses (Music of Changes)
– 12 radios (Imaginary Landscape No. 4) go to 1:50
– Silence (4’ 33’’)
Philip Glass
20th Century Composer
Life
• Born in Baltimore,
Maryland on January 31,
1937
• Graduated from the
University of Chicago at
the age of 19 with majors
in math and philosophy
• Went to Julliard in New
York
• Studied in Paris
• Is still alive
Music
• Is considered a minimalist
• Used the 12-tone
technique in Chicago
• After he went to Paris he
renounced his previous
music
• Added Eastern techniques
– North Africa
– India
– Himalayas
Pieces of Music
• Operas
– Einstein on the Beach
– Satyagraha
– Akhnaten
Other Works
Two Pages
Music in Fifths
Music in 12 Parts