Scholarly discussion of the music of John Cage.

[Rob Haskins <>]

Yes, the Kathan Brown book is very beautiful and very useful, too. (I would have mentioned it if I weren't limiting myself to 5 titles.)

On Sat, Jun 25, 2011 at 1:30 PM, Caleb Deupree <> wrote:

Nobody's mentioned Kathan Brown's book on Cage's "Visual Art: To Sober and Quiet the Mind," which I found very illuminating.  Lots of color illustrations, and still in print apparently, more info at http://crownpointpress.stores.yahoo.net/jocaviartoso.html.

Since you asked specifically about Gann's book, it's everything you ever wanted to know about 4'33" told in a reasonably entertaining style.  I like Gann's writing, but the book is a summary of existing material in a series intended for a wide audience.

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On Jun 23, 2011, at 6:30 PM, Jared Steward wrote:

> what would you list as your top 5 or top 10 books/CDs, etc by or about Cage?

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