Scholarly discussion of the music of John Cage.

[Louis Cohen <>]

I read this book cover to cover recently and found it enthralling. I  
was one of Cage's students at the New School in 1958, and saw him a  
number of times for a few years afterwards. I also spent a lot of time  
with Christan Wolff during that period. However, I lost touch with  
both of them afterwards and went my own way.

The Cambridge Companion filled in many blanks for me and also touched  
on many direct experiences. I am very grateful that the material was  
compiled and strongly recommend to others who want to know more about  
Cage and his works.

best,
Lou Cohen


On Dec 19, 2010, at 11:03 PM, 

 wrote:

> Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2010 09:34:26 -0500
> From: "A. P.  Crumlish" 
> <>
> Subject: [silence] Thought on The Cambridge Companion to John Cage
>
> I am considering purchasing the Cambridge Companion to John Cage
> (Edited by: David Nicholls) as a gift for someone who has read most of
> Cage's books, Kyle Gann's book on 4 33 and James Pritchett's Music of
> John Cage.  Thoughts on the quality of the Cambridge Companion as a
> supplement to those books would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks