John Cage Autograph

John Cage

John Milton Cage Jr. (September 5, 1912 – August 12, 1992) was an American composer and music theorist. A pioneer of indeterminacy in music, electroacoustic music, and non-standard use of musical instruments, Cage was one of the leading figures of the post-war avant-garde. Critics have lauded him as one of the most influential composers of the 20th century. He was also instrumental in the development of modern dance, mostly through his association with choreographer Merce Cunningham, who was also Cage's romantic partner for most of their lives. More about John Cage

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thumbnailJOHN CAGE Signed Autograph 3x5 Index Card Avant Garde Classical Slab PSA JSA$249.99logo
Cage's teachers included Henry Cowell (1933) and Arnold Schoenberg (1933–35), both known for their radical innovations in music, but Cage's major influences lay in various East and South Asian cultures. Through his studies of Indian philosophy and Zen Buddhism in the late 1940s, Cage came to the idea of aleatoric or chance-controlled music, which he started composing in 1951. The I Ching, an ancient Chinese classic text and decision-making tool, became Cage's standard composition tool for the rest of his life. In a 1957 lecture, Experimental Music, he described music as "a purposeless play" which is "an affirmation of life – not an attempt to bring order out of chaos nor to suggest improvements in creation, but simply a way of waking up to the very life we're living".

Cage's best known work is the 1952 composition 4′33″, a piece performed in the absence of deliberate sound; musicians who present the work do nothing but be present for the duration specified by the title. The content of the composition is intended to be the sounds of the environment heard by the audience during performance. The work's challenge to assumed definitions about musicianship and musical experience made it a popular and controversial topic both in musicology and the broader aesthetics of art and performance. Cage was also a pioneer of the prepared piano (a piano with its sound altered by objects placed between or on its strings or hammers), for which he wrote numerous dance-related works and a few concert pieces. These include Sonatas and Interludes (1946–48). Read even more about John Cage at Wikipedia

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The most expensive item with a signature of John Cage (John Cage signed 3x5 card PSA Authenticated Composer Theorist Writer Artist) was sold in December 2015 for $499.00 while the cheapest item (USA 1973 Music FDC Cover - SIGNED BY American Composer JOHN CAGE -) found a new owner for $7.19 in November 2019. The month with the most items sold (2) was December 2008 with an average selling price of $14.24 for an autographed item of John Cage. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in December 2015 with $499.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $7.19 was November 2019. In average, an autographed item from John Cage is worth $50.00.

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thumbnailJOHN CAGE (1912-1992) SIGNED INDEX CARD, AMERICAN COMPOSER, MUSIC THEORIST$34.00logo
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thumbnailJohn Cage - American Avant-Garde Composer - Autographed Voices of Change program$19.99logo
thumbnailJohn Cage American composer & philosopher signed autographed 8x10 photo RARE$129.99logo
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thumbnailJOHN CAGE Signed Autograph 3x5 Index Card Avant Garde Classical Slab BAS JSA$199.99logo
thumbnailJohn Cage signed cover PSA Authenticated Composer Writer Theorist Artist RARE$499.00logo
thumbnailJohn Cage, Composer, Poet Signed Postcard$49.76logo
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thumbnailMemo to Glenn Branca signed by John Cage w/short note 1989 includes other items $311.70logo
thumbnailRARE MUSIC GENIUS JOHN CAGE HAND SIGNED 1991 N.E. CONSERVATORY PROGRAM D.1992 R$61.00logo
thumbnailRARE MUSIC GENIUS JOHN CAGE HAND SIGNED 1991 N.E. CONSERVATORY PROGRAM D.1992 R$66.00logo
thumbnailUSA 1973 Music FDC Cover - SIGNED BY American Composer JOHN CAGE - $7.19logo
thumbnailVintage 1980s Composer John Cage Autographed Book Photo$120.00logo

Latest News about John Cage

Toshi Ichiyanagi, Avant-Garde Composer and Pianist, Dies at 89 (10/28/22): A former protégé of John Cage and once married to Yoko Ono, he was part of a lively experimental music scene in New York and became a leading composer of modern music in Japan. Go to news article

A 639-Year Concert, With No Intermission for Coronavirus (09/07/20): The long, slow performance of a piece by the American composer John Cage is scheduled to run until 2640. On Saturday, an audience in Germany heard a sound change — the first since 2013. Go to news article