[NewMusic] Good book about Cage's music?

[Tom Bickley]

Howdy Damon,

One good place for this info is:

James Pritchett _The Music of John Cage_ (Cambridge University Press,  
1993). Parts of it are online via google books (see http:// 
tinyurl.com/3wtox8)
and this book is available in several local libraries (SF Public, UC  
Berkeley, SF State, San Jose State). If I had more than $1.95 left in  
my music book budget, we'd have one soon at CSU East Bay. I'll put  
that on the wish list for next year.

Pritchett's book is really helpful. There's some much less helpful  
descriptions of Cage's processes in The Roaring Silence by David  
Revill (NY: Arcade, 1992). And there's a lot of great research and  
writing about Cage's life et al, as you note. The focus on the music  
is a bit rarer.

You're always welcome to join the Silence listserv (founded by our  
own Joe Zitt). It's a long-running, very flame-free, discussion of  
Cage and related topics.
https://list.mail.virginia.edu/mailman/listinfo/silence

Hope this helps! Pax, -Tom

On Apr 15, 2008, at 10:11 PM, Damon Smith wrote:

> Most of the ones I have seen focus on his writings, lectures and
> philosophy. I would really  like a blow by blow of his composing
> methods during different periods and a breakdown of what pieces
> address which ideas.
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