ISBN10: 0300136994, ISBN13: 9780300136999, [publisher: Yale University Press] Hardcover First Edition First edition, 1st printing. Icons of America. 255pp. Includes bibliographical references and index. Bright, clean & tight copy, unread, in AS NEW condition. "First performed at the midpoint of the twentieth century, John Cage's 4'33", a composition conceived of without a single musical note, is among the most celebrated and ballyhooed cultural gestures in the history of modern music. A meditation on the act of listening and the nature of performance, Cage's controversial piece became the iconic statement of the meaning of silence in art and is a landmark work of American music. [] In this book, Kyle Gann, one of the nation's leading music critics, explains 4'33" as a unique moment in American culture and musical composition. Finding resemblances and resonances of 4'33" in artworks as wide-ranging as the paintings of the Hudson River School and the music of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, he provides much-needed cultural context for this fundamentally challenging and often misunderstood piece. Gann also explores Cage's craft, describing in illuminating detail the musical, philosophical, and even environmental influences that informed this groundbreaking piece of music. Having performed 4'33" himself and as a composer in his own right, Gann offers the reader both an expert's analysis and a highly ...

ISBN10: 0300136994, ISBN13: 9780300136999, [publisher: Yale University Press, New Haven, CT] Hardcover First Edition First edition stated 2010, first printing, numbers line starts with 1. Published by Yale University Press. Hardcover with DJ. Condition new, square tight and crisp book, no edgewear, sharp corners, no markings of any kind, no names, no underlinings no highlights, no bent page corners, not a reminder. DJ new, bright and shiny, no tears no chips, no edgewear, price not clipped. 8vo, 272 pages, bibliography, index
[Livingston, NJ, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2010]