Fifty Years Ago, These Four Pieces Of Music Blew Up The Modernist Status Quo
Mark Swed: Terry Riley's 'In C' "is simply a collection of 53 melodic motives, all in or around the key of C. Any instrument or vocalist " and any number of them " can play or sing. Each motive is repeated, over a pulse, as long as each performer wants before moving on. ... I […]