| Description |
xvi, 474 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
D.T. Suzuki -- John Cage -- Merce Cunningham -- Four walls -- Seeking silence -- Ego noise -- The mind of the way -- Heaven and earth -- The infinity of being -- Zero -- Another school -- Moving out from zero -- Indeterminacy -- Interpenetration -- Coda. |
| Summary |
Assesses the influence of Zen Buddhism on the work of composer John Cage, exploring the ways in which Zen transformed Cage's troubled psyche, his relationship with partner Merce Cunningham, and his often indefinable music. |
| Subject |
Postmodernism.
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Cage, John -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Cage, John -- Influence.
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Zen Buddhism -- Influence.
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| ISBN |
9781594203404: $29.95 |
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1594203407 |
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