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Musicage: Cage Muses on Word, Art, Music / Cage, John ; Retallack, Joan., 1996

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Identifier: CC-27248-27746

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Scope and Contents

This book takes the form of conversations between Cage and Retallack ranging from his theories of chance, composition, collaborations, and the aesthetics of multi media work. A critical essay traces Cage's earlier years and works. A detailed section of the book is devoted to Cage's Mesostic poetry. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1996

Creator

Extent

0 See container summary (1 hard cover book (360 pages) in dust jacket) : illustrations ; 23.5 x 16 x 3.3 cm

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Location

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Custodial History

The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, on loan from Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.

General

Published: Hanover, New Hampshire : Wesleyan University Press. Nationality of creator: American. General: Added by: RED; updated by: MARVIN.

Repository Details

Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository

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