{"product_id":"no-such-thing-as-silence-kyle-gann-9780300171297","title":"No Such Thing as Silence: John Cage's 4'33","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA vibrant portrait of the importance, influence, and impact of John Cage's iconic piece \u003ci\u003e4\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003cb\u003e33\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eby a leading modern music critic\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e First performed at the midpoint of the twentieth century, John Cage's \u003ci\u003e4'33\"\u003c\/i\u003e, a composition conceived of without a single musical note, \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eis among the most celebrated and ballyhooed cultural gestures in the history of modern music. A meditation on the act of listening and the nature of performance, Cage's controversial piece became the iconic statement of the meaning of silence in art and is a landmark work of American music.\u003cp\u003eIn this book, Kyle Gann, one of the nation's leading music critics, explains \u003ci\u003e4'33\" \u003c\/i\u003eas a unique moment in American culture and musical composition. Finding resemblances and resonances of \u003ci\u003e4'33\"\u003c\/i\u003e in artworks as wide-ranging as the paintings of the Hudson River School and the music of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ehe provides much-needed cultural context for this fundamentally challenging and often misunderstood piece. Gann also explores Cage's craft, describing in illuminating detail the musical, philosophical, and even environmental influences that informed this groundbreaking piece of music. Having performed \u003ci\u003e4'33\" \u003c\/i\u003ehimself and as a composer in his own right, Gann offers the reader both an expert's analysis and a highly personal interpretation of Cage's most divisive work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kyle Gann\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300171293\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300171297\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/25\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.22h x 5.58w x 0.70d","brand":"Kyle Gann","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43990126100735,"sku":"9780300171297","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ec3312e0-d50a-41db-978c-b809ff63d945.jpg?v=1683303144","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/no-such-thing-as-silence-kyle-gann-9780300171297","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}