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John Cage

1912 - 1992

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Cage is the 93rd most popular composer (up from 99th in 2019), the 342nd most popular biography from United States (up from 348th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular American Composer.

John Cage is most famous for his "4'33"", a piece of music that consists of three movements. The first movement is four minutes and thirty-three seconds of silence, the second movement is four minutes and thirty-three seconds of sound, and the third movement is four minutes and thirty-three seconds of silence.

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Among composers, John Cage ranks 93 out of 1,451. Before him are Luigi Boccherini, John Williams, Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Olivier Messiaen, Carl Czerny, and Nino Rota. After him are Tomás Luis de Victoria, Pierre Boulez, Jacopo Peri, Ruggero Leoncavallo, Leonard Bernstein, and Pietro Mascagni.

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Among people born in 1912, John Cage ranks 12. Before him are Otto von Habsburg, Jackson Pollock, Wernher von Braun, Milton Friedman, Michelangelo Antonioni, and Mary Anne MacLeod Trump. After him are Raoul Wallenberg, Clara Petacci, Alfredo Stroessner, Khalid of Saudi Arabia, János Kádár, and Millvina Dean. Among people deceased in 1992, John Cage ranks 11. Before him are Willy Brandt, Friedrich Hayek, Astor Piazzolla, Menachem Begin, Mikhail Tal, and Olivier Messiaen. After him are Francis Bacon, Barbara McClintock, Giovanni Falcone, Li Xiannian, Daniel Bovet, and Karl Carstens.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Cage ranks 342 out of 20,380. Before him are George S. Patton (1885), Robert Forster (1941), Herman Melville (1819), Charles Sanders Peirce (1839), Mel Gibson (1956), and Henry Clay (1777). After him are Tom Petty (1950), Zachary Taylor (1784), John Howard Northrop (1891), Clinton Davisson (1881), Golden State Killer (1945), and Jay Leno (1950).

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Among COMPOSERS In United States

Among composers born in United States, John Cage ranks 3. Before him are George Gershwin (1898), and John Williams (1932). After him are Leonard Bernstein (1918), Alfred Newman (1900), Philip Glass (1937), Samuel Barber (1910), Henry Mancini (1924), Scott Joplin (1868), Angelo Badalamenti (1937), Jerry Goldsmith (1929), and James Horner (1953).

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