Structured Silence as a Compositional Idea in Some of Cage's Number Pieces.

This text focuses on compositional ideas in some of Cage's Number Pieces, some of which are more traditional, others more radical than a first glance would suggest. In particular the importance of silence and 'inactivity will be examined in works such as 108, One and 108, Four², and Four. Studying t...

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Bibliographic Details

Published in:	Contemporary Music Review Vol. 33; no. 5/6; pp. 580 - 597
Main Author:	Gresser, Clemens
Format:	Essay
Published:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Oct-Dec2014
Subjects:	Cage, John, 1912-1992 Composers Musicologists Musicians Piano
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost