"I've Got a Secret" (03:31)
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John Cage performs "Water Walk." He considers music the production of sound and laughter preferable to tears. (Credits)
Akademie der Kunste Preparation (02:22)
Steffen Schleiermacher assembles instruments for Cage's retrospective. Modern music should introduce sounds never before considered beautiful. Individuals describe how they learned of Cage's music.
Cage's Retrospective (02:02)
Steffen Schleiermacher plays the piano, bathtub, radio, and other unconventional musical instruments at the Akademie der Kunste.
Cage's Career Beginnings (03:30)
Any sound can be used in a musical composition. A quartet plays seashells and tin cans. Cage describes why Arnold Schoenberg thought that he would fail as a composer.
First Compositions (03:14)
Schleiermacher shops for unconventional materials to play a composition. Cage collaborates on a composition with Merce Cunningham.
"Edition Peters" (04:30)
To generate income, Cage writes musical scores, creates commissions, and makes public appearances. "Sonatas and Interludes" incorporates a piano modified with screws and bolts. Henry David Thoreau inspires "Songbooks."
"Chance Operations" (06:51)
Cage performs piano and percussion compositions at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. A computer program dictates edits for a score. Christian Wolff gives Cage a copy of the "I Ching."
Life on the Farm (07:16)
After Cage moves to rural New York, he becomes interested in mycology. He composes pieces involving plants and trees. Cage encompasses the environment and natural world to create a composition.
Artistic Concept (03:52)
Most artists possess an aesthetic prejudice when they create a work. William Anastasi describes his inspiration and creative process behind "Bababad."
"Ryoan-ji" (05:29)
Inspired by the Zen garden, Cage creates visual artworks and compositions. Japan considers him an important composer.
Food Influences Art (02:19)
Friends recall Cage's awareness of sound in the kitchen. Yoko Ono sends him his first macrobiotic cookbook to help with arthritis.
"Freeman Etudes" (02:49)
Irvine Arditti performs one of Cage's compositions. Despite not giving direction to recordings, Cage always selects the correct performers.
"Detail of Contingency" (01:37)
Anastasi recalls playing chess with Cage daily. Dove Bradshaw reflects on her relationship with Cage and creating the composition.
Cage's Later Career (05:41)
Bradshaw discusses Cage's dislike of improvisation; performers should follow the score exactly. The composer incorporates sound that does not change.
Credits: John Cage: Journeys in Sound (01:19)
Credits: John Cage: Journeys in Sound
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