Terry Riley
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Terrence Mitchell Riley 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
Terry Riley in 2017
Riley at the Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, 1985
Riley performing in 2018
In C
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In C is a composition by Terry Riley from 1964. It is one of the most successful works by an American composer and a seminal example of minimalism. The score directs any number of musicians to repeat
Terry Riley
…his work became notable for its innovative use of repetition, tape delay systems, and improvisation. His best known works are the 1964 composition In C and the 1969 album A Rainbow in Curved Air, both considered landmarks of minimalism and important influences on experimental music, rock, and contemporary…
Terry Riley In C 1968
Selections from In C drawn by Terry Riley displayed at Carnegie Hall
Program from first UK performance, May 1968