Silence: Lectures and Writings

Synopsis

Silence: Lectures and Writings is a book by American avant-garde composer John Cage (1912–1992), first published in 1961 by Wesleyan University Press. Silence is a collection of essays and lectures Cage wrote during the period from 1939 to 1961. Into the 21st-century, Silence has continued interest from artists, with British music journalist Paul Morley calling it "a timeless book about ideas that is itself full of ideas" in 2017.

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Type

Book

Release date

January 1, 1961

Created by

John Cage

Countries

United States