Tag: Terry Riley

• Terry Riley – A Rainbow in Curved Air (1969)

  Jan 4

  “Rainbow in Curved Air” demonstrates the straightforward pattern technique but also has Riley improvising with the patterns, making gorgeous timbre changes on the synthesizers and organs, and presenting contrasting sections… more ›

• Terry Riley – Chanting the Light of Foresight (2. Movement: The Pipes Of Medb / Medb’s Blues) (1987)

  Dec 16

  Chanting the Light of Foresight (imbas forasnai) is a 1987 composition by Terry Riley written for and commissioned by the Rova Saxophone Quartet, though during the course of the composition it was… more ›

• Terry Riley – Mescalin Mix (1960-62)

  Jan 12

  “Mescalin Mix” is a tape-loop recording from 1960-62, partly inspired by Terry Riley‘s experience with mescalin and the work he did with Richard Maxfield. For this recording, the tape-loops extended… more ›

• Terry Riley – In C (1964)

  Aug 20

  In C is a semi-aleatoric musical piece composed by Terry Riley in 1964 for any number of people, although he suggests “a group of about 35 is desired if possible… more ›

• Philip Glass' Music in 12 Parts / Philip Glass Ensemble / Brighton Festival

  May 15

  Though not among the bespoke events that guest artistic director Brian Eno has endorsed at this year’s Brighton festival, the appearances by the Philip Glass Ensemble chimed nicely with Eno’s… more ›

• The Kronos Quartet / Terry Riley at Zankel Hall, New York City

  Mar 14

  The Kronos Quartet performed a program of Terry Riley’s music at Zankel Hall on Thursday evening. more ›

• A Conversation with Robert Carl, author of Terry Riley's In C

  Jan 22

  [Ed note: Oxford University Press is a proud sponsor of NewMusicBox and this very book has been featured in their sponsored space on this site. However, despite this seredipidous synchronicity,… more ›