The son of an inventor, he studied music under Arnold Schoenberg and Henry Cowell.
The son of an inventor, he studied music under Arnold Schoenberg and Henry Cowell. He began his career as a twelve­tone composer, but his conversion to Zen Buddhism led to his avant­garde "sonic experiments." Works like Imaginary Landscape No. 4 and Roaratorio are less famous than his most widely­known piece, which consisted of silence. For ten points, identify this American composer of 4' 33'.
The son of an inventor, he studied music under Arnold Schoenberg and Henry Cowell.
John Cage