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'''John Milton Cage''' ([[September 5]], [[1912]] – [[August 12]], [[1992]]) was an [[United States|American]] experimental [[music]] [[composer]] and writer. He is possibly best known for his [[1952]] composition ''[[4'33"]]'' whose three movements are performed without playing a single note.

Cage was an early writer of what he called "chance music" (and what others have decided to label [[aleatoric music]])—music where some elements in the music are left to be decided by chance; he is also well known for his [[extended technique|non-standard use of musical instruments]] and his pioneering exploration of [[electronic music]]. His works were sometimes controversial, but he is generally regarded as one of the most important composers of his era, especially in his raising questions about the [[definition of music]].