“If you develop an ear for sounds that are musical it is like developing an ego. You begin to refuse sounds that are not musical and that way cut yourself off from a good deal of experience.”

John Cage

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About John Cage

Composer American

John Cage was a pioneering American composer, music theorist, artist, and philosopher. A leading figure of the post-war avant-garde, he is celebrated for his groundbreaking work in indeterminate music and...

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