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Terrence Mitchell "Terry" Riley (born June 24, 1935) is an American composer and performing musician best known as a pioneer of the minimalist school of composition. Influenced by jazz and Indian classical music , his work became notable for its innovative use of repetition , tape music techniques, improvisation , and delay systems . [2]
Take a moment out of your life and listen to this piece without any other distractions. Created by Terry Riley1. A Rainbow in Curved Air - 00:002. Poppy Nogood and the Phantom Band -...
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Terry Riley's official Web Site. Minimalist composer's CD's, Scores and Links, terryriley.net, terryriley.org.
Riley's 1968 LP recording of In C as part of the CBS Records "Music of our Time" series. In C is a musical piece composed by Terry Riley in 1964 for an indefinite number of performers. He suggests "a group of about 35 is desired if possible but smaller or larger groups will work".
On June 25, 2015, thanks to funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, Third Coast Percussion organized a performance of American composer Terry Riley...
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Jun 19, 2015 · Composer Terry Riley turns 80 Wednesday. He's been called the father of minimalism for his groundbreaking 1964 work In C. But his influence has spread far beyond, sparking the imaginations of...
Learn about Terry Riley's life and work, from his early experiments with La Monte Young and Fluxus to his collaborations with Kronos Quartet and Indian classical music. Discover his influential compositions, such as In C, Rainbow in Curved Air and Salome Dances for Peace.
