--- product_id: 25440055 title: "Silence: Lectures and Writings, 50th Anniversary Edition Paperback – July 6, 2013" brand: "john cagekyle gann" price: "171.04 DT" currency: TND in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/25440055-silence-lectures-and-writings-50th-anniversary-edition-paperback-july-6 store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # Silence: Lectures and Writings, 50th Anniversary Edition Paperback – July 6, 2013 **Brand:** john cagekyle gann **Price:** 171.04 DT **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Silence: Lectures and Writings, 50th Anniversary Edition Paperback – July 6, 2013 by john cagekyle gann - **How much does it cost?** 171.04 DT with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/25440055-silence-lectures-and-writings-50th-anniversary-edition-paperback-july-6) ## Best For - john cagekyle gann enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted john cagekyle gann brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![Silence: Lectures and Writings, 50th Anniversary Edition Paperback – July 6, 2013 - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51+rOGD1PPL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Seminal 20th Century (And Beyond) Text (from Ahadada Books) *by M***I on Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2008* I always think of John Cage as "Klatuu" in "The Day The Earth Stood Still," arriving in a turn-table-shaped rig to deliver the truth about the future of music to the masses. He parks his space ship, and his buddy Gort, on the mall and goes out to make a point. At first only the smartest man in the world could understand the equations he and Billy left on the office black board, but soon everyone would be standing stranded on the streets of Paris and Beijing wondering what the heck's up, and what's all this noise about? Of course, Klatuu gets killed and brought back to life (Cage wisely skipped that), and flies back to wherever he came from (as did Cage a few years back), but our man Cage beats Klatuu by light years, because this MAN FROM THE FUTURE left behind a collection of lectures and writings on the nature of sound, art, literature and BEING that still resonates. This is a fascinating tool box to dig through, even though some of the most interesting selections pre-date Klatuu. One innovation that Cage pioneers in this book is the use of random processes to give form to his lectures. This results in timed "silences" in the texts (very similar to performance scores) and poem-like structures of words. Cage also adds the 20th century's plastic-fantastic Americanized (and therefore ever more elastic) concept of ZEN to the tool box of avant-garde poly-practioners, which results in yet another permission given to innovate. In fact, when I encounter new music, writing, art, one of the basic things I seek is PERMISSION TO DO, and that's exactly what Cage is up to in these lectures. Not only is PERMISSION GIVEN, but he hands over many of the tools to begin. That's why this book is vital, seminal (pun intended) and necessary for every experimentalist in the arts and in life. Cage also has a great sense of humor in these writings. YOUTUBE includes a wonderful video of a guest appearance that Cage made on the old "What's My Line." Before the barely comprehending black & white stares of Gary Moore, Bess Myerson and the crew, Cage plays mix-masters, toasters, and other appliances, watching the clock, as always, and with a straight face bringing the odd beauty of new sound and his own Houdini-like showmanship into America's living rooms, just as he unpacks his ideas in the minds of any attentive reader of this book to this day. As classic as a 1960 limited edition T-Bird guaranteed to bring wows if driven into the 21st century and on and on into the future of human thought. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ John Cage: Master Iconoclast *by A***R on Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2016* To say that the always-iconoclastic John Cage was a musical revolutionary would be a bit of an understatement. He was a pioneer of indeterminacy in music, a precursor to contemporary electroacoustic music, an innovator of musical instruments, and, perhaps most controversially, a philosopher of sound and silence.He was much more than just a composer—he was a music theorist, a writer, an artist, and a thinker. This book holds incredible insight into the world of contemporary art, and looks far, far beyond the traditional Western music tradition. Cage took his inspiration from the ordinary and the uninspiring—but it was his uncanny ability to see the humor and the sparkle in the everyday mundane that makes his work truly exceptional.If you enjoy this book, please check out my 8-part series written on John Cage's "Diary: How to Improve the World (You Will Only Make Matters Worse)" on Second Inversion! [...] ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The 20th Century's Music Philosopher *by P***1 on Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2013* John Cage's poetically philosophical treatise's intellectualizations, and verbalizations debunk and dissipate the creatively-stifling so-called academically established methodologies concerning the utilization & organization of sound. Thankfully, Cage desmifies the academically / self-induced misconceptualizations surrounding our concep of sound.E.g. according to Cage, silence does not exist, because in an anechoic chamber, which is a noiseless, or echo-free chamber one still hears a high, and a low noise (the two noises are our heart & blood respectively); therefore, silence, or noiselessness is non-existant, essentially blazing a new, and unexplored world of musical aesthetics, which sparks wonderment, and creativity, at least in my mind.Cage's Silence is necessary if you are desirous of obtabing a mind-bogglingly new, and revolutionary perspective concerning our conceptualization(s) of sound. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.tn/products/25440055-silence-lectures-and-writings-50th-anniversary-edition-paperback-july-6](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/25440055-silence-lectures-and-writings-50th-anniversary-edition-paperback-july-6) --- *Product available on Desertcart Tunisia* *Store origin: TN* *Last updated: 2026-06-08*