In a world plagued by Muzak, John Cage needed to find a quiet way to make a powerful sta...  ...utes and 33 seconds—and it was composed by John Cage . It seemed like a joke. In fact, it would redefi...  ...t, it would redefine music.TALL AND SOFT-SPOKEN, John Cage had o...

In 1952, American experimental com...  ...4 minutes of silence in 3 movements ( Cage 's idea is that the ambient sound becomes the musi...  ...Lucas took it to the next level. Here's Nicolas Cage performing John...