Composer John Cage

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John Cage

Living place: Los Angeles

Birthday: 5-9-1912

Population of US 1912: 95,335,000

Global rank: #29831

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Who is Composer John Cage?
One of the leading post-World War II composers, music theorists, writers, and artists known for his music, electroacoustic avant-garde, musical uncertainty, preparatory piano, and improper use of the instrument.
His 1952 part "4'33" consisted of musicians sitting quietly for four minutes and thirty-three seconds. With this work, Cage made the point that environmental sounds constitute a musical form.
 
 

Young / Before famous

He was class valedictorian at his high school in Los Angeles in 1928. He was deeply influenced by his studies of Indian philosophy and Zen Buddhism in the latter part of the 1940's.

Family life info

His mother Lucretia Harvey was a journalist for the Los Angeles Times. His longtime romance with choreographer Merce Cunningham provided him with the opportunity to influence the development of modern dance.

Close relationship

Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Composer John Cage?
He studied with the famous composer and musician Arnold Schoenberg.

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When was Composer John Cage born?
John Cage was born in 5-9-1912, death year is , at the age of 112.
Where is Composer John Cage's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
John Cage was born in Los Angeles, California- United States. is a Composer, whose Zodiac is Virgo, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Rat. John Cage's global rank is 29831 and whose rank is 120 in list of famous Composer. Population of US in 1912 is about 95,335,000 persons.
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Events in 1912 and 5-9

Events in US in the birth year of John Cage

  • New Mexico and Arizona are admitted as states No. 47 and 48.
  • Woodrow Wilson is elected president.
  • William Randolph Hearst begins to acquire his media empire that will include 18 newspapers and nine magazines within two decades.
  • Girl Scouts of America founded by Juliette Gordon Low.

Birthday John Cage (5-9) in history

  • Day 5-9 year 1698: Peter, the Great of Russia, issued a strange decree, taxing bearded men.
  • Day 5-9 year 1774: The first Continental Congress met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  • Day 5-9 year 1836: The Republic of Texas made miltary hero Sam Houston its first president.
  • Day 5-9 year 1905: The Treaty of Portsmouth, which ended the Russo-Japanese War, was signed at the Portsmouth naval base in New Hampshire.
  • Day 5-9 year 1972: Palestinian guerrillas killed 11 Israelis at the Munich Summer Olympics.
  • Day 5-9 year 1997: Humanitarian Mother Teresa, who won a Nobel Peace Prize for her work with the poor, died in Calcutta, India, at age 87.
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