Alvin Lucier

The work of Alvin Lucier needs little introduction. He is certainly one of the most innovative composers of his time, a pioneer and central figure in the world of experimental and electronic composition and performance. His early work, alone and in conjunction with Robert Ashley, David Berhman, Gordon Mumma and others in the Sonic Arts Union—which Lucier helped found in 1966—is musically rich while simultaneously exploring the many physical and psychic effects of sound. Pieces such as "I Am Sitting in a Room" (1970) and "Music on a Long Thin Wire" (1977) are unequivocal minimalist classics. Recent activity includes sound installation work and compositions for solo instruments, chamber ensembles, and orchestra in which, by concentrating on the combination of close tuning and pure tones, sound is subtly sculpted and shifted to create mesmerizing patterns and sonic shapes.

Anthony Burr, Charles Curtis - Alvin Lucier (ANSI002DD)

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1.		Anthony Burr and Charlie Curtis - In Memoriam Jon Higgins (1987)	20m 6s
2.		Anthony Burr and Charlie Curtis - "On The Carpet Of Leaves Illuminated By The Moon" (2000)	7m 19s
3.		Anthony Burr and Charlie Curtis - Still And Moving Lines Of Silence In Families Of Hyperbolas, Part III Number 11 (1984)	11m 4s
4.		Anthony Burr and Charlie Curtis - Still And Moving Lines Of Silence In Families Of Hyperbolas, Part I Number 1 (1984)	11m 41s
1.		Anthony Burr and Charlie Curtis - Charles Curtis (2002)	13m 46s
2.		Anthony Burr and Charlie Curtis - In Memoriam Stuart Marshall (1993)	15m 25s
3.		Anthony Burr and Charlie Curtis - Music For Cello With One Or More Amplified Vases (1993)	17m 4s

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