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Beautiful Noise : The Music of John Cage
Beautiful Noise : The Music of John Cage
Beautiful Noise : The Music of John Cage
Beautiful Noise : The Music of John Cage
Beautiful Noise : The Music of John Cage
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Beautiful Noise : The Music of John Cage

Published: 10 Oct 2023

Hardback, 40 pages

Recommended for age 5+ and 7+

By Lisa Rogers

Illustrated by Il Sung Na

Published by Random House USA Inc

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Open this unique picture book and meet John Cage, the pioneering, inspiring composer who believed all sound—from the crash of a slamming door to the whirr of a blender to the whoosh of the wind—was music.

For John Cage, music was 
everywhere: in the hum of the refrigerator, the screech of a garbage truck, the patter of the rain. But other people disagreed. They felt that, surely, a pianist on stage must actually play their piano to create music...not just sit there. And in no way was it melodic to turn a musician's mic on and off as they do play their instruments--it was just chaos!

John Cage found sound in silence, and knew that all noises were unique. All you had to do was 
listen to hear it.

Told in second person and paired with exciting illustrations as innovative as Cage's music, here is a picture book--perfect for any budding musician--that celebrates the genius of a nonconforming musician who always stayed true to his artistic vision. 

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