About the Author

Kyle Gann is Associate Professor of Music at Bard College, a composer, and former new-music critic for the Village Voice.

Reviews

"An outstanding book. Gann not only makes "4'33"" come alive, but also makes the writing of it feel important and artistically necessary. All in all, a big achievement" William Duckworth, Bucknell University
--William Duckworth"

John Cage opened our ears to the whole world as music. In this engaging book, Kyle Gann opens our minds to the deep reverberations of Cage s most radical, misunderstood and influential work. John Luther Adams, author of "The Place Where You Go to Listen"
--John Luther Adams"

Music is sound without meaning and Cage's "4'33"" is no sound without meaning. Gann's imaginative and thorough scholarship offers us insightful ways to understand Cage's magnificent meaninglessness." Larry Polansky, Dartmouth University and Frog Peak Music
--Larry Polansky"

The former "Village Voice" new-music critic examines the ways in which Cage's piece was and is boosted and derided, and the result is an easily digestible yet illuminating volume. J./i>
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--J. Gabriel Boylan "Bookforum ""

With composerly imagination and scholarly intelligence, Kyle Gann proves that "4'33"" was not an offhand provocation, but John Cage's most important piece and the key that unlocks the composer's entire output. Robert Carl, author of "Terry Riley s In C"
--Robert Carl"

"John Cage opened our ears to the whole world as music. In this engaging book, Kyle Gann opens our minds to the deep reverberations of Cage's most radical, misunderstood and influential work."--John Luther Adams, author of "The Place Where You Go to Listen"
--John Luther Adams

"Music is sound without meaning and Cage's "4'33"" is no sound without meaning. Gann's imaginative and thorough scholarship offers us insightful ways to understand Cage's magnificent meaninglessness."--Larry Polansky, Dartmouth University and Frog Peak Music
--Larry Polansky

"The former "Village Voice" new-music critic examines the ways in which Cage's piece was and is boosted and derided, and the result is an easily digestible yet illuminating volume."--J./i>
""
--J. Gabriel Boylan "Bookforum "

"With composerly imagination and scholarly intelligence, Kyle Gann proves that "4'33"" was not an offhand provocation, but John Cage's most important piece and the key that unlocks the composer's entire output."--Robert Carl, author of "Terry Riley's In C"
--Robert Carl

"An outstanding book. Gann not only makes "4''33"" come alive, but also makes the writing of it feel important and artistically necessary. All in all, a big achievement"--William Duckworth, Bucknell University

--William Duckworth

"Music is sound without meaning and Cage''s "4''33"" is no sound without meaning. Gann''s imaginative and thorough scholarship offers us insightful ways to understand Cage''s magnificent meaninglessness."--Larry Polansky, Dartmouth University and Frog Peak Music

--Larry Polansky