John Cage vs. Claude Debussy
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
John Cage
1912 – 1992
John Milton Cage Jr. was an American composer, artist, and music theorist. 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.
"I remember loving sound before I ever took a music lesson. And so we make our lives by what we love."
Claude Debussy
1862 – 1918
Achille Claude Debussy was a French composer. He is sometimes seen as the first Impressionist composer, although he vigorously rejected the term. He was among the most influential composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
"I confess that I am no longer thinking in musical terms, or at least not much, even though I believe with all my heart that Music remains for all time the fines…"