Music 109 by Alvin Lucier
Composer and peformer Alvin Lucier brings clarity to the world of experimental music as he takes the reader through more than a hundred groundbreaking musical works, including those of Robert Ashley, John Cage, Charles Ives, Morton Feldman, Philip Glass, Pauline Oliveros, Steve Reich, Christian Wolff, and La Monte Young. Lucier explains in detail how each piece is made, unlocking secrets of the composers' style and technique. The book as a whole charts the progress of American experimental music from the 1950s to the present, covering such topics as indeterminacy, electronics, and minimalism, as well as radical innovations in music for the piano, string quartet, and opera. Clear, approachable and lively, Music 109 is Lucier's indispensable guide to late 20th-century composition. No previous musical knowledge is required, and all readers are welcome.ALVIN LUCIER is an experimental music composer from the United States. He is the author of Music 109: Notes on Experimental Music and the co-author of Chambers: Scores and Conversations with Douglas Simon. Lucier was granted the Society for Electro-Acoustic Music's Lifetime Achievement Award, as well as an Honorary Doctorate of Arts from the University of Plymouth in England. He was a professor at Brandeis University and Wesleyan University before retiring in 2011.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780819574923 |
| ISBN 10 | 0819574929 |
| Title | Music 109 |
| Author | Alvin Lucier |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Wesleyan University Press |
| Year published | 2014-08-28 |
| Number of pages | 232 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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