In C
Terry Riley
In C
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Tracklist
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Terry Riley - In C | 40:58 | 13,353 | ||
| 1 | Members of the Creative & Performing Arts at SUNY-Buffalo; Terry Riley - In C | 41:57 | 2 |
About this album
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 but smaller or larger groups will work”. It is a response to the abstract academic serialist techniques used by composers in the mid-twentieth century and is often cited as the first minimalist composition.
Technique
- In C consists of 53 short, numbered musical phrases; each phrase may be repeated an arbitrary number of times. Each musician has control over which phrase he or she plays: players are encouraged to play the phrases starting at different times, even if they are playing the same phrase. The performance directions state that the musical ensemble should try to stay within two to three phrases of each other. The phrases must be played in order, although some may be skipped. As detailed in some editions of the score, it is customary for one musician (“traditionally played by a beautiful girl,” Riley notes) to play the note C (in octaves) in repeated eighth notes. This functions as a metronome and is referred to as “The Pulse”.
In C has no set duration; performances can last as little as fifteen minutes or as long as several hours, although Riley indicates “performances normally average between 45 minutes and an hour and a half.
Technique
- In C consists of 53 short, numbered musical phrases; each phrase may be repeated an arbitrary number of times. Each musician has control over which phrase he or she plays: players are encouraged to play the phrases starting at different times, even if they are playing the same phrase. The performance directions state that the musical ensemble should try to stay within two to three phrases of each other. The phrases must be played in order, although some may be skipped. As detailed in some editions of the score, it is customary for one musician (“traditionally played by a beautiful girl,” Riley notes) to play the note C (in octaves) in repeated eighth notes. This functions as a metronome and is referred to as “The Pulse”.
In C has no set duration; performances can last as little as fifteen minutes or as long as several hours, although Riley indicates “performances normally average between 45 minutes and an hour and a half.
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Shouts
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p_allen_music wrote:
Listen. There is no know;edge. Listen!
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axis90 wrote:
wonderful
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nezzbian wrote:
does anyone have any massive knowledge on this piece or any opinions on its form?i have to write a 3000 essay on its form... i;d appreciate any ideas.. email me
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paoloyzx wrote:
..when the soul begin music
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Aner77 wrote:
I downloaded a 66 minutes version. Another one?
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BNutzer wrote:
I only discovered In C yesterday - that 76 minutes version and am enchanted. Where/how can I find that Ars Nova Copenhagen version on last.fm?
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Szpetny_Leon wrote:
part 2 - Second one is Terry Riley - In C 25th Anniversary Concert (very good version from 1995, it takes 1 hour and 16 minutes)_______Third version is Terry Riley - In C Djembé [Ensemble Percussione Ricerca, Eddy De Fanti] (it is rather boring version for percussion ensemble - it is 41 minutes long)__Just try to downlad in c few times - you will get three different versions ;)
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Szpetny_Leon wrote:
part 1 - I've noticed that there is more than one version of IN C available on last.fm. There are three versions actually (all under the same download free mp3 link) I get all of them and later search something about...The best one is In C [Ars Nova Copenhagen, Percurama Percussion Ensemble, Paul Hillier]for choir and marimba i guess(fantastic version -the best i've ever heard/55,16 minutes
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iwatchon wrote:
In C changed my perception of music along with Reich's Music for Eighteen Musicians.
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AudioSynesthete wrote:
One of my all-time favorite pieces of music. It's a close battle between this one and his A Rainbow in Curved Air.
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