John Cage

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Composition in RetrospectPaperback, 1 October 2008

Composition in Retrospect
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Print Length
184 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Exact Change
Date Published
1 Oct 2008
ISBN-10
1878972111
ISBN-13
9781878972118

Description

John Cage's poetical statement on indeterminacy, Duchamp, art, life and more

Written in his characteristic "mesostics" (lines of prose poetry linked by a central vertical acrostic), Composition in Retrospect is a statement of methodology in which composer John Cage examines the central issues of his work: indeterminacy, imitation, variable structure and contingency. Finished only shortly before his death in 1992, Composition in Retrospect completes the documentation of Cage's thought that began with his classic book Silence (1961), but it is an introduction and invitation to his work as much as a summary or conclusion. Also included in this volume (at Cage's request) is "Themes and Variations," a piece written in 1982 about friends and heroes such as Jasper Johns, Buckminster Fuller, Marcel Duchamp and Erik Satie. Together these pieces form a book that is both a testament to the artists Cage admired and a clear statement of his own ars poetica.

Product Details

Author:
John Cage
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
1 October 2008
Dimensions:
20.27 x 15.29 x 1.3 cm
ISBN-10:
1878972111
ISBN-13:
9781878972118
Language:
English
Location:
Cambridge, MA
Pages:
184
Publisher:
Weight:
276.69 gm

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