A Year from Monday
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A Year from Monday: New Lectures and Writings is a book by American
avant-garde
composer
John Cage
(1912–1992), first published in 1967 by Wesleyan University Press
. The book is a collection of essays, lectures and journal entries from 1961–1967. It contains the following works:
United States
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avant-garde
Avant-garde
Avant-garde means "advance guard" or "vanguard". The adjective form is used in English to refer to people or works that are experimental or innovative, particularly with respect to art, culture, and politics....
composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
John Cage
John Cage
John Milton Cage Jr. was an American composer, music theorist, writer, philosopher and artist. 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...
(1912–1992), first published in 1967 by Wesleyan University Press
Wesleyan University Press
Wesleyan University Press is a university press that is part of Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. The Press is currently directed by Suzanna Tamminen, a published poet and essayist...
. The book is a collection of essays, lectures and journal entries from 1961–1967. It contains the following works:
- "Foreword"
- "Diary: How to Improve the World (you will only make matters worse)" (1965)
- "Diary: Emma Lake Music Workshop" (1965)
- "Seriously Comma" (1966)
- "Happy New Ears!" (1967)
- "Two Statements on IvesCharles IvesCharles Edward Ives was an American modernist composer. He is one of the first American composers of international renown, though Ives' music was largely ignored during his life, and many of his works went unperformed for many years. Over time, Ives came to be regarded as an "American Original"...
" (1967) - "Mosaic" (1965)
- "Diary: Audience 1966" (1966)
- "Diary: How to Improve the World (you will only make matters worse)" (continued 1966)
- "26 Statements Re DuchampMarcel DuchampMarcel Duchamp was a French artist whose work is most often associated with the Dadaist and Surrealist movements. Considered by some to be one of the most important artists of the 20th century, Duchamp's output influenced the development of post-World War I Western art...
" (1963) - "Jasper JohnsJasper JohnsJasper Johns, Jr. is an American contemporary artist who works primarily in painting and printmaking.-Life:Born in Augusta, Georgia, Jasper Johns spent his early life in Allendale, South Carolina with his paternal grandparents after his parents' marriage failed...
: Stories and Ideas" (1964) - "MiróJoan MiróJoan Miró i Ferrà was a Spanish Catalan painter, sculptor, and ceramicist born in Barcelona.Earning international acclaim, his work has been interpreted as Surrealism, a sandbox for the subconscious mind, a re-creation of the childlike, and a manifestation of Catalan pride...
in Third Person: 8 Statements" (1967) - "Nam June PaikNam June PaikNam June Paik was a Korean American artist. He worked with a variety of media and is considered to be the first video artist....
: A Diary" (1965) - "Where Do We Go from Here?" (1963, previously published under the title "Dance Perspectives")
- "Juilliard Lecture" (1967)
- "Lecture on Commitment" (1967)
- "Rhythm Etc." (1966)
- "How to Pass, Kick, Fall and Run" (1967)
- "Diary: How to Improve the World (you will only make matters worse) (continued 1967)