John Cage was an American avant-garde composer whose inventive compositions and unorthodox ideas profoundly influenced mid-20th-century music. His work challenged conventional Western ideas about meaningful sound and helped establish him as a leader of the American musical avant-garde. His influence extended to such established composers as Earle Brown, Lejaren Hiller, Morton Feldman, and Christian Wolff.
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