Terry Riley
1935 (90 лет)Musical Outsiders: An American Legacy
Michael Blackwood
Lou Harrison, Harry Partch
American composers have long struggled against the momentum of the Western European classical tradition and the prestige it has held in America's cultural life. "I did not want to have any stricture at all, I wanted to be completely free." So spoke Harry Partch, describing not only his own path, but also that of two other influential American composers: Lou Harrison and Terry Riley. They were attracted to musical ideas and sounds outside of the surrounding classical mainstream. Together they offer a deeper understanding of what those alternatives are and how they have affected American culture.
Musical Outsiders: An American Legacy
In Between The Notes: A Portrait of Pandit Pran Nath
William Farley
Pandit Pran Nath, Terry Riley
This documentary celebrates the life of a devoted musician: Pandit Pran Nath. The last in a long line of north Indian vocal masters in the Kirana style of Indian classical music, we trace his journey from India, accompanied by his disciple, the avant-garde composer Terry Riley, in their search for purity of expression.
In Between The Notes: A Portrait of Pandit Pran Nath
Music with Roots in the Aether: Opera for Television by Robert Ashley
Robert Ashley, Philip Makanna
Robert Ashley, Pauline Oliveros
In 1975 the composer Robert Ashley embarked on an ambitious work titled Music With Roots in the Aether. He called it an Opera (or piece of theater depending on the case) for television. The work is comprised of seven, two hours sections. Each “episode” is dedicated to investigations, interviews, and performances of his one of his peers – David Behrman, Philip Glass, Alvin Lucier, Gordon Mumma, Pauline Oliveros, and Terry Riley respectively, with the final reserved for himself.
Music with Roots in the Aether: Opera for Television by Robert Ashley