Cage, Silence, Lectures and writings, 1961.

Condition : slight shelf wear, slightly browned.

John Cage, a leading figure of the American musical avant-garde, lecturer and writer extraordinaire, has dedicated himself to the search for new horizons in musical composition. Silence is a collection of some of the essays and lectures that have made John Cage's name synonymous with all that is unpredictable and exciting in contemporary music. They may be outrageous, but for anyone receptive to new ideas, to original ways of looking and listening, they are a mine of fascinating discoveries. And, as Cage fans will expect, the book also contains a wealth of practical information on mushroom collecting, ice fishing and so on, as well as many anecdotes and Zen-like stories that illustrate Cage's exuberant artistic preoccupations.e, but who contributed, through his tireless activity, to the aura of the Jules Ferry school.