Cage, John. (1912–1992)

Signed Photograph

Signed photograph of the influential American composer. He is shown preparing for the "NachtCageTag" festival in Cologne to mark his 75th birthday, and has signed below in black marker, dating February 14, 1987. Halftone photograph apparently trimmed from a book or publication and mounted to a same-size card. Fine. 3.25 x 5 inches (8.5 x 12.6 cm).

"WDR's singular event NachtCageTag ('Night Cage Day')—'twenty-four hours for and with John Cage, music and Hörspiel"—from 14 to 15 February included four concerts in two Cologne locations (the conservatory and a church); a nonstop twenty-four-hour broadcast featuring live music from the concerts and historical recordings; seventeen performances of music by Cage and nearly twenty 'sound gifts' from his friends' and a macrobiotic buffet serenaded with Satie." (Amy C. Beal: New Music, New Allies, American Experimental Music in West Germany from the Zero Hour to Reunification, p. 247.) (16325)
Signed Photograph
Classical Music