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**Early Life:**
John Cage was born September 5, 1912, in the United States. He was the son of an inventor, (John Milton Cage, Sr.). He was introduced to music by some of his relatives and various private piano teachers. He was in the 4th grade when he received his first piano lesson. His aunt familiarized him to piano music of the 19th century.

**Musical Life:**
John cage worked as a composer and accompanist for Bonnie Bird in Seattle, Washington. He became very popular near this time when he invented the " Prepared Piano ". He then moved to teach at the Chicago School of Design, where he was a composer and accompanist. His fame as a percussion composer led to him composing a soundtrack for the radio. In 1950 he was associated with Wesleyan University and worked together, with the staffs of its music department till his death on August 12, 1992.

**Types and Composition:**
John Cage did many styles and forms of music. He did Indeterminacy, Electroacoustic, and Extended Technique. This is just a few of the styles and forms of music he composed. Two of his works are " A Year From Monday ", and " She Is Asleep ". His most important work of all though is called " Cheap limitation for Piano ".