John Milton Cage Jr. (Noun)
Meaning
United States composer of avant-garde music (1912-1992).
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- John Milton Cage Jr. was an American composer, music theorist, artist, and philosopher.
- Cage is perhaps best known for his composition 4'33", a three-movement composition performed in the absence of deliberate sound.
- John Milton Cage Jr. was a pioneer of indeterminacy in music, and one of the leading figures of the post-war avant-garde.
- The work of John Milton Cage Jr. expanded the definition of what music could be, and paved the way for future generations of experimental composers.
- John Milton Cage Jr. was a student of Arnold Schoenberg, Henry Cowell, and Adolph Weiss, and later became a teacher and mentor to many notable musicians.