In C by Terry Riley
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but jimn was first
The Birth of Minimalism. Composed in 1964 (This recording from 1968)
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This is one of my favorite pieces - strange, but wonderful, and never the same twice. I also love how this video lets you see the sheet music.
Wow, 'In C' is 50 years old today, that's amazing. All hail Terry Riley - this piece really expanded my idea of minimalism (it was this, Donald Judd, and Susan Sontag's 'Beyond Interpretation' really). Some of his less popular late-70s work also sounds like a more atmospheric Popul Vuh to me too, well worth checking out.
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TUNE.
I'm going to a performance of In C by Terry Riley in Brighton on Saturday with @Komputerdisco I am mad excited
Wow. Probably the most heroic piece of music I've ever heard.
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