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Born: September 05, 1912 in Los Angeles, CA
Years Active: 30 's, 40 's, 50 's, 60 's, 70 's, 80 's, 90 's
Died: August 12, 1992 in New York, NY
Genre: Classical

Biography:
The most influential and controversial American experimental composer of the 20th century, John Cage was the father of indeterminism, a Zen-inspired aesthetic which expelled all notions of choice from the creative process. Rejecting the most deeply held compositional principles of the past -- logical consequence, vertical sensitivity, and tonality ... Continue Bio >>

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Discography:
Works for Piano, Toy Piano & Prepared Piano, Vol. 3
Works for Piano & Prepared Piano, Vol. 4
Works for Piano & Prepared Piano, Vol. 1
Works for Percussion
Works for Cello
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Filmography:
2001 In the Ocean
1996 Buckminster Fuller: Thinking Out Loud
1995 John Cage: From Zero
1993 The Misfits - 30 Years of Fluxus
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Influenced By: Edgard Varèse Henry Cowell Arnold Schoenberg More >> Followers: The Olivia Tremor Control Cul de Sac Negativland Anthony Braxton Michael Nyman More >>

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