For ten points, who is this composer that one does not need years with a tutor to perform some of his pieces, such as Four Minutes, Thirty Three Seconds, which merely consists of several minutes of silence.
He moved to Europe as a young man but returned to the U.S. after being inspired by reading Whitman's "Leaves of Grass." He was a favorite student of Arnold Schoenberg and studied under him for several years. For ten points, who is this composer that one does not need years with a tutor to perform some of his pieces, such as Four Minutes, Thirty Three Seconds, which merely consists of several minutes of silence.
He moved to Europe as a young man but returned to the U.S. after being inspired by reading Whitman's "Leaves of Grass."
John {Cage}