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Out of doing all that experimentation with sound I decided I wanted to do it with live musicians. To take repetition, take music fragments and make it live. Musicians would be able to play it and create this kind of abstract fabric of sound.


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Author Bio


  • NameTerry Riley
  • DescriptionAmerican composer and performing musician
  • BornJune 24, 1935
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionComposer
  • AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship